The Boy Who Got Stuck in the Mud, with Stephen LaFrenie
Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kidsShow Notes
Imagine: When you see someone in trouble, what do you do first? Do you offer help? Do you blame them for getting into trouble? Which character in today's story is most like you? Are you more like Angus or Mr. Simpleton?
About today's Storyteller: Stephen LaFrenie has performed and taught for over 40 years and toured across Canada, Spain, Australia, France, Hungary, Jamaica, Haiti, and the U.S. He has written and co-created 22 plays and performances and is now a contributing writer to Catch Me In The Kitchen Audio Adventures and Audio Snacks. Learning to cook at an early age, the kitchen has always been a place of joy and creativity.
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Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious. From today's story:
La boue: the mud
Un peu de boue: a little mud
Un petit canard: a little duck
Un canard blessé: an injured duck
Un canard heureux: a happy duck
Elle aime les canards: she likes ducks
Une petite aventure: a little adventure
La rivière: the river
Un poisson: a fish
Le conseil: advice
Suivez mon conseil: take my advice
Monsieur: Mister
Écoutez: listen
Les castors: beavers
Les tortues: turtles
Les oiseaux: birds
C'est très important: this is very important
Bonjour: hello
Merci beaucoup! Thank you to Stephen LaFrenie for 'The Boy Who Got Stuck in the Mud' and Bearkin for the story illustration.
This Audio Snack was performed by Stephen LaFrenie, Bearkin, and Professor Pineapple. Direction by Liz Pounsett. Mixed by Tim Freeman. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. Music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Church Street' performed by Clay Ross and Matuto. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Clay_Ross_and_Matuto/
See you soon! A bientôt!
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