Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

5monkeys.rb

m="monkey"
l="little "
f="Five #{l}#{m}s"
s="So "<<f.downcase

t=[]
t<<"It was bedtime."
t<<"#{s} took a bath."
t<<"#{f} put on their pajamas."
t<<"#{f} brushed their teeth."
t<<"#{f} said goodnight to their mama."


for i in ["five", "four", "three","two", "one"]
   t<<"#{ (i == "five") ? "Then..." : "So"} #{i} #{l}#{m}#{ (i == "one") ? "" : "s"} jumped on the bed!"
   t<<"One fell off and bumped #{ i == "three" || i == "one" ? "her" : "his"} head."
   t<<"The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, \"No more #{m}s jumping on the bed!\""   
end

t<<"#{s} fell fast asleep."
t<<"\"Thank goodness!\" said the mama."
t<<"\"Now I can go to bed!\""

for x in t
  puts x
end