POD has a fondness for books so we get through a lot of stories – often coerced into reading more than we intended. Usually there’s the favourite, requested nightly for weeks, and a varied selection around that.
It’s been quite refreshing this week to discover a fairy tale book with the usual classics. There was confusion around the wolf being dead in Red Riding Hood and “anodder” wolf in the Three Little Pigs but I got round that.
Then POD spotted Goldilocks eating the bears porridge…
“Mummy read this story” [I turn pages to beginning of story]
“No Mummy I just want the girl” [POD turns pages back to page 3]
“Mummy. Girl, no bears” The bears are in the story, it’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears [I turn pages to beginning of story]
“No Mummy I do not want bears, I just want Goddy-locks” [POD turns pages back to page 3. Slams hands on book]
“Just Goddy-locks” [Sigh. Starts Goldilocks and the Three Bears from page 3]
So introducing the bears after Goldilocks had eaten Baby Bear’s porridge, broken his chair and slept in his bed proved a success. We just need to master reading it from the beginning.
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I remember my two skipping to whatever bits they wanted too! Little cutie x
That’s good to know – I’m glad its not just us. She’s normally really good but was adamant on this occasion she didn’t want the bears 🙂
Glad it’s not just my toddler who wants to read things from half way through! So cute and funny 🙂
Thank you Ruth – they’re highly amusing aren’t they! It won’t be the same when she’s older 🙂
Ah but she’s clever. She’s retelling the story to make it look like Goldilocks was the poor bullied girl, not the troublemaker she evidently was!
Very good 🙂
Bless her! Why would you want boring old bears when you can just read about a beautiful little girl? Perfect toddler logic.
It makes complete sense doesn’t it! Bless her indeed. Tonight I’ve had lots of “Whasatt?” 🙂
Together with Lucas and his re-writing of Jack and the Beanstalk I think we may have the biggest collaboration since The Grimm Brothers!!!!!!!! 😉
Brilliant. We have genius children :))
lol i love it she is such a star!! i do hope you manage to start from page 1 soon! xx
We normally do start at the beginning but with lots of questions included. She was adamant no bears this time 🙂
Aww bless her. How cute, she knows what she wants x
Thanks Gina, she’s hilarious 🙂
Ha ha, this sounds like story time with Pooh Bear.
They’re funny things aren’t they. Nice they keep us entertained though 🙂
aw i love that ‘goddy-locks!’ so cute 🙂
Thank you Sarah – she keeps us entertained 🙂