The Alpha Beta Store E

The Greek Alphabet Made Easy

                                by Robert E. Burden
Once upon a time, 
in a place far, far way, 
a place called Camelot,
was a Supermarket called 

Alpha Beta 
There shopped a little old lady from Pasadena.  She was called

Gamma Delta Epsilon

(Gamma is her granddaughter's way of saying Grandma.) 
 Gamma went to find a ripe tomato and made the mistake of
leaving her li'l granddaughter parked in the shopping cart by
the heat lamp.  Well, you'll never in a million years, guess
what happened.  All right, maybe you did guess.  Her li'l
granddaughter 

              
Zeta Eta Theta
 (That's Zeta's way of telling on herself about having eaten the potato.)
 

 
 
 

 
When Gamma saw Zeta with baked potato all over her
face, she said "You owe me one, kiddo, 'cause I'm gonna
have to pay for that at the check out counter."  She knew
that her grandma was shopping with her grandpa's money,
so she said, "I don't owe it t' you,

Iota Kappa
(I owe t' Kappa, AKA Grandpa)
 "Just let me listen to my

Lambda Mu."
(lambda music).

 
And now a brief word from our sponsor.

The first half of this presentation is brought to you by the first

half of the Greek Alphabet, a dozen letters in all.

Touch your pinky and say                          Alpha Beta.

                                        
Touch your ring finger and say          Gamma Delta Epsilon.
                                                
Touch your middle finger and say            Zeta Eta Theta.
                                                    
Touch your index finger and say                 Iota Kappa.
                                                   
Touch your thumb and say                         Lambda Mu 
We're half way through!
                                          
Here's a brief recap to bring you up to speed.

It was at the Alpha Beta where Gamma Delta Epsilon's little

Zeta Eta Theta and said Iota Kappa and listened to her
Lambda Mu.
 
 
 
 
After the two calmed down a bit, they happened by a table with
3 rows of microwaveable pie samples labeled A, B, and C. 
When the attendant asked which they would like to try, Zeta
answered  

Nu Ksi
(That's l'il Zeta's way of saying, put brand C in the microwave and
nuke it.)
 
The row of pies Zeta chose turned out to be the 

Omicron Pi Rho
(That's Zeta's way of saying which row the Omicron brand of
pies were on.)
Zeta was just as sloppy with her pie as she was with the potato,
so Gamma started looking for one of the brands of paper towels
supplied by Sigma Supplies, Inc. She told Zeta she liked those
brands best, so Zeta said, "

Sigma Tau Upsilon "

(Sigma is the name of a supplier of paper towels.  Zeta was
trying to say Oops and Gamma Epsilon at the same time and it
came out upsilon.)
As they strolled down the aisle, a kite caught Zeta's eye, so she 
asked Gamma, "Can we go

Phi Chi ?"

(fly a kite)
   
 
 
Gamma gave it some thought, as it reminded her of the ending
of the movie "Mary Poppins".  Finally, she said "Why not?" as
she handed a kite to Zeta.  Then Gamma sighed while looking
at her her Omega watch to which Zeta translated as, "

Psi Omega 
(sigh, Omega)
 
And now, another word from our sponsor.  The second quarter
of this presentation  is brought to you by the last half of the
Greek Alphabet, 12 Letters in all.

Touch your pinky and say                          Nu Ksi.

 
Touch your ring finger and say           Omicron Pi Rho
 
Touch your middle finger and say    Sigma Tau Upsilon
 
Touch your index finger and say                Phi Chi
 
Touch your thumb and say                      Psi Omega.
 
 
And now back to the second half of this presentation, the
rhyme and song..
 Riddle # 1
 
Just find a chair and park it,
And let me give you some data.
There was a "super" market
whose name was _____ _____.
Riddle # 1 Answer
 

Alpha Beta
 Riddle # 2
Shopping there, was a little old lady
Who'd just come from the Pasadena
Pet Salon
Where she'd left her little dog Sady
Her name was _____ _____ _____
 
 
Riddle # 2 Answer

Gamma Delta
Epsilon
 
 
 Riddle # 3
 
 She had her little granddaughter with her.
And while at that Alpha Beta
Gamma sometimes got in a dither
Like when that li'l  _____ _____ _____.
 
Riddle # 3 Answer
 
 
Zeta Eta Theta
 Riddle # 4
 
Said Gamma to Zeta, "You owe me"
Just as sure as grapes grow in Napa
Said Zeta to Gamma, "No, its a freeby."
'Cause "I don't owe it to you, _____ _____."
 
Riddle # 4 Answer
 

Iota Kappa
 
 Riddle # 5
 
Gamma wasn't very happy
seeing things from her point of view
'cause Zeta was so very sassy
only listening to her "_____ _____".
                                          (hint: her music)
Riddle # 5 Answer
 

Lambda Mu
And now, yet another word from our sponsor.  The third quarter
of this presentation is brought to you by the first half of the Greek
Alphabet, a dozen letters in all.  Later, we will use this pattern to
sing the Greek alphabet to the tune of Are You Sleeping, Brother
John.  Let's review from alpha to mu.  
 
[pinky sings]  Alpha Beta, Alpha Beta

[ring finger sings] Gamma Delta Epsilon, Gamma Delta Epsilon,

 
[middle finger sings] Zeta Eta Theta, Zeta Eta Theta
 
[index finger sings] Iota Kappa, 
[thumb sings] Lambda Mu.

And now, back to our riddles.

Riddle # 6
Gamma and Zeta went to sample a pie
To see how it would be
They had to choose A, B, or C. oh my
Then Zeta  said _____ _____
(hint: nuke C)

 
Riddle # 6 Answer

Nu Ksi
 
 Riddle # 7 
When it came time to reveal
The brand that they had liked so
Brand C was the one, the very best deal
It was the third and _____ _____ _____
(hint: [brand name] pie row)
Riddle # 7 Answer 

Omicron Pi Rho
 Riddle # 8
As Zeta ate, she spilled the pie
so it was up to Gamma Epsilon
to clean up Zeta or at least to try
as Zeta cried _____ _____ _____
( Paper Towel Supplier + Oo Epsilon)
 
 Riddle # 8 Answer

Sigma Tau Upsilon

 
 Riddle # 9
Then to change the subject,
She was inclined to try.
The kite seemed an interesting object
So she asked, "Can we go _____ _____?"
                                                                      (hint: fly a kite)
 
Riddle # 9 Answer

Phi Chi
 
 Riddle # 10  
Before she knew it, the time had gone by,
As Gamma stopped to get a rutabaga,
she said "where did the time fly?"
looking at her watch, she expressed a _____ _____

(Hint: a big O, so that's Zeta's way of saying a big sigh  ) 

Riddle # 10 Answer  
Psi Omega
And now, a final word from our sponsor.  The last quarter of this
presentation is brought to you by the last half of the Greek
Alphabet, a dozen letters in all.  Then you can sing the 2nd half
of the Greek Alphabet to the tune of "Frere Jacque."

[pinky sings]  Nu Ksi, Nu Ksi

[ring finger sings] Omicron Pi Rho, Omicron Pi Rho,

 
[middle finger sings] Sigma Tau Upsilon, Sigma Tau Upsilon
 
[index finger sings] Phi Chi, 
[thumb sings] Psi Omega.

And now, listen to the Greek Alphabet and then join along with
the silly song.
Listen to The Greek Alphabet to the Tune of Frere Jacque

[pinky sings]  Nu Ksi, Nu Ksi

[ring finger sings] Omicron Pi Rho, Omicron Pi Rho,

 
[middle finger sings] Sigma Tau Upsilon, Sigma Tau 
 
[index finger sings] Phi Chi, 
[thumb sings] Psi Omega.

And now, listen to the Greek Alphabet anthe silly song.

 Now, sing along with the silly song!

 
 And now regretably it is time
To say good by to you.
We hope you enjoyed the story, song, and rhyme,
And learned the Greek Alphabet too.