I first started capturing her storytelling using the video mode on our digital camera, around about April, but she soon refused to let me film her. So I tried writing her stories while she told them, using pen and paper. That lasted for only a few stories too, before she caught on. Since then, I've been recording her using a mini MP3 recorder, which is pretty unobtrusive, and transcribing the audio later. She then objected strongly to this as well... Nowadays I use a combo of MP3 and video to record her before transcribing. I only manage to record a fraction of the stories she tells. I always have a backlog of stories on the recorder that still need transcribing, as it's impossible for me to keep up with her. To help new readers, I've marked my favourite stories with a star (*), so at least you have somewhere to start if you don't know where to begin. Don't forget to check the older archives too - there are some gems in there as well!

Wednesday 6 June 2007

Pachy, Brachi, Iguanodon and T-Rex, 2007-06-05*

She told this story straight to me, from her car seat, without any book prop. As you can see, it has a proper beginning and end. :-)

Let me tell a story about them
Pachy, brachi, iguanodon, and t-rex
Let me tell a story about them...

One day there a little hook, at the bench, by the side
And they see something
By eating the leaves, and brachiosaurus finished
And pachy came and pushed t-rex with his head
T-rex say “OUCHIE! THAT WAS PAINFUL!”
Brachiosaurus say “That not painful!”
IGUANODON came…
They haven’t got it, they haven’t got their leaves yet, they still eating!
And t-rex EAT pachy, and pachy PUSHED and he say
“THAT PAINFUL! They come and eat me”
Asked brachi, I eat the top leaves
And pachy finished his, his, his lunch and said
What is that? I’m full!
Iguanodon came in and said no no no no no, , let’s still eat!
And brachiosaurus came and said WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I’m still eating, asked brachiosaurus, why you not eating pachy?
I’m sick…
No no no no no no, you cannot!
Dinosaurs! And the other herbivores came and said
“You are not doing!”
The other herbivores, parasaurolophus, parasaurolophus said
“NO ONE CAME! Let’s be quiet. Some carnivores might come if we make a noise!”
Some other carnivores came with t-rex also, and carnatour
They each tried to eat pachy!
He DOOOSH!
That carnivores say “THAT PAINFUL!”
And pachy… they eaten him!
And pachy COME OUT already from their mouth
DOOOSH! DOOOSH! DOOOSH!
And he BONKED! BONKED!...carnatour (whispers) and t-rex, tyrannosaurus
THEY BE KILLED!
The herbivores ALL safe!
And took so many carnivores until there!
Corythosaurus eating already at that tall tree, sitting there
He didn’t finish eating yet
T-rex eat one dinosaur already…. (whispers) parasaurolophus
Pachy BONKED him, and he RAN AWAY!
And carnatour STILL THERE!
BONK! BONK!
They’re all killed just now!
Some carnivores came also…
DOOOSH! Pachy, they are killed, see?
All the pachys GOT BONKED! See, they BONKED the carnivores
All the carnivores died out
They all died… and they killed now…(sounds sad)
And some carnivores still there…(sounds scared)
Giganotosaurus, and tyrannosaurus… THEY STILL THERE!
And they with the other carnivores!
Then they all DIED OUT!
The meteorites….
And pachy sleeping
And brachi opened one eye and said “WHAT IS THAT? That a meteorite!”
And pachy opened two eyes and said ‘WHAT IS THAT??? THAT A LEAF!!! LET’S EAT IT!!!!!!”
And the meteorite, it fell down in another water
Iguanodon drink it and said "it’s tasty, let’s drink it!"
And they drink it, and said “WHAT IS THAT?”
And he opened one eye, that is brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus waked up and open with two eyes
“IS THAT METEORITE? NO?!?!”
“Meteorite…” said pachy
They dying, and the meteorite fell down in the sea
So they cannot drink anymore…. (sounds sad)
And they all died out, because of the meteorite (very sadly)

1 comment:

Lorraine said...

Wow, this one was fantastic! Like you said, a "proper" story!! Amazing.