Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners (1959)

[Music] just before lunch one day a puppet show was put on at school it was called Mr Bungle goes to lunch it was fun to watch in the puppet show Mr Bungle came to the boy's room on his way to lunch he looked at his hands his hands were dirty and his hair was messy but Mr Bungle didn't stop to wash his hands or comb his hair he went right to lunch then instead of getting into line at the lunchroom Mr Bungle pushed everyone aside and went right to the front even though this made the children laugh no one thought that was a fair thing to do then in the lunchroom Mr Bungle was so clumsy and impolite that he knocked over everything and no one wanted to sit next to him and when he finally knocked his own tray off the table that was the end of the puppet show the children knew that even though Mr Bungle was funny to watch he wouldn't be much fun to eat with Phil knew that a Mr Bungle wouldn't have many friends he wouldn't want to be like Mr Bungle later Miss Brown said it was time for the children who ate in the cafeteria to go to lunch she hoped there weren't any Mr bungal in this room Phil stopped to to return a book to Miss Brown while his friends went on to the lunchroom he would have to catch up with them later on his way to catch up with his friends Phil almost walked past the boy's room but he stopped and thought were his hands clean no they were a little dirty Phil remembered that Mr Bungle didn't wash his hands Mr Bungle hair was messy too Phil didn't want to be like Mr Bungle inside the boy's room Phil was surprised to see some of his friends washing their hands too Phil washed his hands well with lots of soap then he rinsed the soap off Phil dried his hands well too when he was finished he threw the paper towel in the basket where it belonged and then he made sure that his hair looked neat now Phil and his friends were ready for lunch there was a line of children waiting to get into the lunchroom when Phil got there he saw some boys he knew at the front of the line they waved for him to go up to the front with them but Phil didn't want to break into line as Mr Bungle did so Phil went to the end that was the fair thing to do he would see his other friends inside the lunchroom the line moved very fast and soon Phil was inside first he picked up his tray then he got a silverware he put his knife Fork and Spoon neatly on the tray and then he slid his tray along he always enjoyed looking at the good food in the cafeteria it tasted good and was good for him too instead of having a sandwich today Phil decided to take the hot lunch Phil took some bread and butter too and he knew what else he wanted milk but Alice took the last Carton on the tray maybe there was more milk so he said may I please have some milk Phil remembered to say may I and please that was very polite yes there was more milk Phil remembered to say thank you when he took the carton of milk Phil had good manners he didn't want to be like Mr Mr Bungle in the lunchroom Phil didn't want to forget his dessert the cake looked delicious at the end of the line the lunchroom supervisor said she had noticed how polite Phil was and she smiled at him she wouldn't smile at a Mr Bungle Phil went to the table where his friends were he put his tray down carefully pulled out his chair quietly and sat down he knew his friends wouldn't like a noisy Mr Bungle at their table there was someone Phil liked Freddy he always brought his lunch from home it looked good Freddy had a sandwich an apple a cookie and milk before Phil began to eat he always put a napkin on his lap so did Freddy everyone liked Freddy he was very polite for examp example if he had food in his mouth when someone talked to him he always took time to chew the food with his mouth closed and swallow before he answered Phil noticed how straight and Tall Freddy usually sat Freddy kept his feet on the floor too Phil would rather be like Freddy than like Mr Bungle another polite person everyone liked was Alice for example when Alice sneezed she covered her mouth and nose this protected her friends at the table from any germs while Phil and his friends ate a boy ran past their table you shouldn't run in the lunchroom only Mr Bungle would do that Phil and his friends wouldn't like to have a Mr Bungle at their table then lunchtime wouldn't be as much fun as it is Phil ate slowly and enjoyed his lunch finally he had eaten everything except his dessert he saved his cake for last only a Mr Bungle would eat his dessert before he' finished the rest of his lunch and Phil wasn't a Mr Bungle the cake was good Phil drank his milk carefully some children are messy when they drink milk but not Phil as each of Phil's friends finished they didn't leave the table but waited for all the others to finish eating too Phil was the last one done he wiped his mouth and hands carefully with his napkin then he cleaned the table where he sat he didn't want to leave his place at the table dirty everyone at the table cleaned his own place well but look at that table it was left very messy Phil thought a Mr Bungle must have sat there but Phil didn't want to be like Mr Bungle so he put his chair neatly into place and his table looked fine not a piece of paper or scrap of food was left on it no Mr Bungle sat here Phil's friends were careful to put their waist papers and empty milk cartons where they belonged in this way they helped keep the lunch room clean Phil was certain that Mr Bungle wouldn't put his paper in the waist basket and his empty Carton on the milk tray Mr Bungle probably wouldn't bother to put his lunch tray in the right place either but Phil and his friends did lunch was good today and then Miss Brown told Phil and his friends how proud she was of them they had left their table the neatest in the lunchroom no one here was a Mr Bungle and no one wanted to be are you like Mr Bungle Mr Bungle is ashame because he spoils lunchtime don't be like Mr Bungle have good lunchtime manners and lunch will be more fun for [Music] everyone