Maita's Stories

This week Maita asked her mom to help her write down her stories. She prepared three cards with some drawings and each card had a story to tell. These recent activities (the card drawing and storytelling) are a reflection of what Maita has been doing in school. I'm not sure whether it is a combination of two activities or just one main activity. I do know that Maita attends an art class once a week and the teachers for the storytelling and the art class are two different ladies.

Story 1
Long, long ago, there was a boy who ran up the 18 Peak Mountain. He climbed up to a very high place where it is very cool. At the top, he ate an ice cream cone. The way down was very steep and he was afraid he would fall down. Later, when he went home he ate lunch then played with his toys. After playing for awhile, he took a nap. When he woke up from his nap, he went to Hoping Hotel to eat dinner. After dinner, he went to skating class. Christmas is here and the boy got ready to go to sleep. When he woke up, he saw that there were three presents under the Christmas tree. One present was a train, another was a book, and the other present was a toy.

Story 2
Long, long ago, there was a girl who ran into the forest. In the deep forest she met a flower, a really beautiful flower. She also met a beautiful apple tree. There was an apple in the apple tree. She met a beautiful butterfly and also a beautiful bumblebee. She saw a boy and girl get married. When she went home she did her homework. After doing her homework, she played with her toys. After playing with her toys, she went to skating class.

Story 3
Long, long ago, there was a girl who ran up the mountain. She went too high and she needed to find a way to come down. At the top of the mountain she ate an ice cream cone. Then she went home and ate lunch. After lunch, she took a nap. When she woke up she had dinner then played with her toys.

It's interesting and funny to read these stories. For they are a combination of actual places and activities that we've done together. I've been taking both girls to a nearby place called 18 Peak Mountain. At the top they have each eaten ice cream. We were there again last weekend and we climbed down a very steep staircase on the way to the parking lot.