PANCH: Now for the official spelling bee rules:
A speller
SPELLERS: A speller
PANCH: May ask questions
SPELLERS: May ask questions
PANCH: About the word's pronunciation or definition
SPELLERS: Definition
PANCH: Its use in a sentence
SPELLERS: In a sentence
PANCH: And its language of origin
SPELLERS: Language of origin
PANCH: If you start to spell a word, you may start over-
SPELLERS: But the sequences of letters already spoken
May not be changed
RONA: If you misspell a word
SPELLERS: Misspell a word
RONA: We will ring
SPELLERS: You will ring
RONA: The bell
*ding*
And the comfort counselor
MITCH: Mitch Mahoney
SPELLERS: Mitch Mahoney
RONA: Will escort you offstage!
PANCH: Is that understood, spellers?
SPELLERS: Yes!
RONA: Before anyone is disqualified
And before proceedings turn snide
And contestants turn nasty
I soberly confide
In the moment before the bee
Claims its first catastrophe
I love what I see
Kids acting innocently
It's my favorite moment of the bee
Rona's favorite moment of the bee

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