Showing posts with label storytelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storytelling. Show all posts

Friday, October 19, 2012

Flannel Friday: Little Mouse and the Big Leaf


Little Mouse and the Big Leaf
by Miss Courtney

Once upon a time there was a little mouse who lived in a small cave.


Little mouse scurried around in the grass, like he did every day when a leaf suddenly landed on his head.


Little mouse knew what this meant. It is Fall. Fall is the time before winter when all the animals and plants get ready for the cold days ahead.


Little mouse already had a safe house. But, he still needed food to eat for the whole winter. He began searching. He found:

A few corn kernels nestled under a yellow leaf
A little piece of broccoli peeking out of a red leaf
A fragrant piece of cheese buried under an orange leaf
And a warm sunflower seed hiding under a brown leaf.


Little mouse took everything back to his house. He thought he might find one more thing and went searching again. He spied a large leaf and thought he might find a great treasure trove of food hiding. But when he lifted the largest leaf, "SSSSSssssss," it was a SNAKE!


Little mouse raced back to his house, snuggled in and waited for a new day. He used a leaf to keep warm and to hide from any snakes who might be lurking nearby.


The End.

Flannel Friday, it happens every week!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

365 Days Outdoors: A Storyteller

Chinese folk tale of the Belly Button Monster
Bobo visited a local park this morning to hear Addie tell about Sleeping Beauties and Beasties. Can you guess what his favorite stories were about? Beasties! Addie shared the story of Hercules and Strife, The Gunniwolf, The Belly Button Monster and Sleeping Beauty. 

Addie is a phenomenal storyteller on her own. When she uses puppets, though, something magical happens. Bobo's favorite story was the Belly Button Monster. He spied the monster in the bag during the story and kept asking about it.


Even though he was sleepy and hungry (we always bring snacks to early morning events), he was engaged the entire time.

I'm sharing this post on WMCIR, since Bobo's stories are always read aloud I thought it appropriate.