The Princess and the Pea, with Ginette Mohr
Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kidsShow Notes
Imagine: You are lost in a storm, looking for shelter. You find a castle and knock on the door...
About today's storyteller: Ginette Mohr is a writer, performer, and producer of Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Adventures and Audio Snacks. She works to motivate a more conscious and compassionate community through the creation of imaginative, participatory experiences. Her theatre credits include The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Neptune Theatre, Young People’s Theatre, Theatre New Brunswick, Drayton Entertainment, Theatre Direct, Theatre Aquarius, The Quickening Theatre, SNAFU Dance Theatre, Keystone Theatre, Canvas Sky Theatre, and The Second City. You can catch her in the kitchen drawing with her kids.
Draw and share... What do you imagine the characters look like? What was your favourite moment in the story? If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'The Princess and the Pea', you can do that at catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art and we will post it on our story fridge!
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Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious. French/English from today's snack:
la reine: the queen
un oiseau: a bird
un poème: a poem
une princesse: a princess
maman: mom
les calèches royales: the royal carriages
le château: the castle
une vraie princesse: a real princess
un cheval: a horse
la nuit: the night
les pantalons: pants
une nuit: one night
la porte: the door
un pois: a pea
la pluie: the rain
une cuillère: a spoon
le monde: the world
moi aussi: me too
demain: tomorrow
bonne nuit: good night
le matelas: the mattress
attendez: wait
merci: thank you
la fin: the end
Merci beaucoup! Merci à Ginette Mohr for ‘The Princess and the Pea.’ This story was directed by Liz Pounsett and performed by Ginette Mohr and Stephen LaFrenie. Audio snack episode narration by Professor Pineapple, Ginette Mohr, and Bearkin. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman, The Pickle Peppers, and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Fun Times Ahead' performed by Dream-Protocol.
See you soon! A bientôt!
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