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!

Friday 31 August 2007

Meet the Cooks, 2007-08-28

She has named her large yellow ball with a smiley face on it Cook. He suddenly appears in a story here, along with other members of the Cook family...

Listen to her tell this story HERE


There no time left, no time left

Nook behind... nook behind Cook, nook behind Cook! Aladar New Adventure!

P. Cook. Aladar’s New Adventure. Contents. Page Five, Then He Looked Outside.

Page Six, The Sea Serpent Came. Page Eight, He Didn’t Look Outside. Page Ten.

No time did it, no time did it, but he was not a valley person, but he was not looking out

So, there was no time to lose in, out, Corythosaurus (indecipherable), no time, but only only Jeck, Jeck the Cook

He was not, he was not looking out, but that was the name of him, of his new brother, and he was Cook behind Kowup(?)

Corythosaurus bought it from him (indecipherable)

He liked it, but not for long, he didn’t like it three, that he bought from his friend, Cook Josh

Corythosaurus was not looking out, but only when he was looking and he was sick

But not in time, no no no no, no no no no no no no, no no no no NO NO NO NO!! The End!

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