Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kids Catch Me in the Kitchen

Imagine:
Our story today is about two stubborn moose. Can you think of any characters from other stories who are stubborn? Have you ever been stubborn? What happened?

About today's storyteller:
Stephen LaFrenie has performed and taught for over 40 years and toured across Canada, Spain, Australia, France, Hungary, Jamaica, Haiti, and the U.S. He has written and co-created 22 plays and performances and is a contributing writer to Catch Me In The Kitchen Audio Adventures and Audio Snacks. Learning to cook at an early age, the kitchen has always been a place of joy and creativity.

Draw and share...
What do you remember from the story? If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'Two Stubborn Moose', you can do that at catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art and we will post it on our story fridge!

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Our audiobooks, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’ and 'Tricksters and Uninvited Guests' are available through our website.

Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious.
French/English from today's snack:

Deux orignaux têtu – Two Stubborn Moose
L’orignal - the moose
Le train – the train
Un pont – a bridge
Les voie ferrées – railway tracks
Les voies – tracks
Son train – his train
Les bois – antlers
Mes bois – my antlers
Ses grands bois – his big antlers
Ces deux orignaux – these two moose
La fin – the end

Merci beaucoup!
Merci à Stephen LaFrenie for ‘Two Stubborn Moose’, to Chloe Carrot for the joke, and to Professor Pineapple for the illustration. Creative and production support by Liz Pounsett and Ginette Mohr. Music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Fingerlympics' performed by Dr. Turtle.

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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!

Catch the latest!
Subscribe to our newsletter at catchmeinthekitchen.com to get the latest stories, songs, and activities. If you have a minute, drop us a note - we would love to hear from you!

Our first audiobook, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’, along with a paperback copy, is available through our website.

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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Imagine:
If you could hear what a prophetic tree had to say, would you share what the tree was telling you?
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?
If you could become an animal, what animal would you be?

'Yomumuli and the Talking Tree' is a creation story that has been passed down for generations. There are many different versions. The one you are hearing is a combination of two: one by Yaqui leader Anselmo Valencia and the other by Yaqui temasti Lucas Chaves.

The Yaqui, or Yoeme, are Indigenous peoples whose homelands include the Río Yaqui valley in Sonora, Mexico, and the area below the Gila River in Arizona, Southwestern United States. They also have communities in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico. Yoemem (also known as the Yaqui Nation) believe they descend from a tribe called the Surem.

About today's storyteller:
Mexican of Yoeme/Basque heritage, performer, choreographer, and instructor living in Toronto, Norma Papalotl Araiza works in different modalities within the arts blending dance, theatre, vocals, percussion, and text with cultural and traditional themes in a contemporary context. Norma has studied with international artists such as Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba, Natsu Nakajima, Tascabile di Bergamo, Kei Takei, Pol Pelletier, among others. Norma is the co-artistic director of Vanguardia Dance Projects, a collective promoting Latin American and Indigenous dance artists. She holds a Master’s Degree in Dance Ethnology from York University and graduated from the Expressive Arts Therapy Program at CREATE Institute. She has a private practice as an Expressive Arts Therapist. Her work has been presented at different venues in Toronto, throughout Ontario, Montreal, Hungary, California, Rochester, NY, New York City, Colombia and throughout Mexico.

Draw and share...
What was your favourite part of the story? If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'Yomumuli and the Talking Tree', you can do that at catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art and we will post it on our story fridge!

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Subscribe to our newsletter at catchmeinthekitchen.com to get the latest stories, songs, and activities. If you have a minute, drop us a note - we would love to hear from you!

Our first audiobook, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’, along with a paperback copy, is available through our website.

Yaqui / French / English from today's snack:


yoawam / les animaux / animals
bwia / la terre / land
vaa’am / l'eau / water
huya / l'arbre / tree
eeye / les fourmis / ants
monte / la montagne / mountain

Merci beaucoup!
Merci à Norma Papalotl Araiza for sharing her instruments and telling ‘Yomumuli and the Talking Tree.’ Thank you to Professor Pineapple and Bearkin for the episode illustration.

This Audio Snack was performed by Norma Papalotl Araiza, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr and Stephen LaFrenie. Additional episode music by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution.

See you soon! A bientôt!

Support Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/catch-me-in-the-kitchen-audio-

Imagine:
What would it be like to move somewhere new? Would you feel lonely without your old friends? Does the moon ever feel lonely?

Today's story is all about loving yourself as you are. When are you the most yourself? When is it easy or hard to be yourself?

About today's storyteller:
Jillian Welsh is a writer, performer and cast member of the Second City MainStage in Toronto. She has a Canadian Comedy Award and is a writer for TVO Kid’s Backyard Beats. You can also see her acting on TV in Odd Squad Mobile Unit, TALLBoyz, Working Moms and Baroness Von Sketch Show. Her adult stories have been featured on This American Life, CBC’s Love Me and RISK! You can catch her in the kitchen reaching for frozen blueberries. jillianwelsh.com

Draw and share...
What was your favourite part of the story? If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'Cheese Moon', you can do that at catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art and we will post it on our story fridge!

Catch the latest!
Subscribe to our newsletter at catchmeinthekitchen.com to get the latest stories, songs, and activities. If you have a minute, drop us a note - we would love to hear from you!

Our first audiobook, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’, along with a paperback copy, is available through our website.

Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious.
French/English from today's snack:


La lune de fromage: the cheese moon
Je sais: I know
Mais, non! But no!
Une merveilleuse aventure: a wonderful adventure
Pas de problème: no problem
Allons-y! Let's go!
La lune: the moon
Je t'aime: I love you
La même lune: the same moon
La fin: the end

Merci beaucoup!
Merci à Jillian Welsh for entertaining us with her story ‘Cheese Moon.’ Thank you to Jill's niece Haley Welsh (age 5) for the episode illustration.

This Audio Snack was performed by Jillian Welsh, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Acoustic Motivation' performed by Yrii Semchyshyn, 'Life Ambient' performed by Sergei Chetvertnykh, 'Light and Reflective Piano Orchestra' performed by Musictown, and 'Voice of Nature' performed by Oleksii Kaplunskyi.

See you soon! A bientôt!

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Come sing with us! Our friend Lori leads a delightful song in both English and French. C'est tellement amusant!

There's a rat in the barn,
I hear the cat meowing,
There's a rat in the barn,
I hear the cat meow,
I hear, I hear, I hear the cat meowing,
I hear, I hear, I hear the cat meow.

Y'a un rat dans le grenier,
J'entends le chat qui miaule,
Y'a un rat dans le grenier,
J'entends le chat miauler.
J'entends, j'entends, j'entends le chat qui miaule,
J'entends, j'entends, j'entends le chat miauler.

About Today's Guest:
Lori Nancy Kalamanski began singing in her school’s ‘Club Des Chansonniers’. Her career as an actor, singer and musician has taken her all over the world. She was last seen in the Toronto hit musical ‘Come From Away’ and performing interactive folk-rock for families with bandmates ‘Sing Along Tim & The Pacifiers’. She loves animals, riding her bike & playing board games. You can catch her in the kitchen making pizza dough & on socials @lorinancykalamanski and @singalongtim.

Draw and share...
In today's song, there's a rat, a cat, and a barn. Do you think you could draw them? You can share your drawing through our website and we'll post it on the story fridge! catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art

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Subscribe to our newsletter at catchmeinthekitchen.com to get the latest stories, songs, and activities. If you have a minute, drop us a note - we would love to hear from you!

Our first audiobook, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’, along with a paperback copy, is available through our website.

Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious.
French/English from today's snack:
Une chanson: a song
Y'a un rat dans le grenier. There's a rat in the barn.
J'entends le chat qui miaule. I hear the cat meowing.
C'était amusant! That was fun!
Je vous en prie. You're welcome.
Ça va bien? How are you doing?
Très bien, merci! Very well, thank you!
Bien sûr! Of course!
J'aime ça. I like that.

Merci beaucoup!
Merci à Lori Nancy Kalamanski for 'Y a un rat'/'There's a Rat.' Thanks to Professor Pineapple for the episode illustration. Thank you, friends, for singing this song with others and continuing the oral tradition!

This Audio Snack was performed by Lori Nancy Kalamanski, Professor Pineapple, Bearkin, Dr. Sandwich, Ms. Bees, Captain Cracker, and Melon Man. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr, Tim Freeman, Liz Pounsett, and Stephen LaFrenie. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. Additional episode music by Musictown and Oleksii Kaplunskyi.

See you soon! A bientôt!

Support Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/catch-me-in-the-kitchen-audio-

Imagine:
What would it be like if you had to go out and forage for food every day?
Who would you be in the story? Mason, Cindy Rosemarie, Matagot, or someone else?

Today's story was reimagined by Stephen LaFrenie from the folktale 'Belling the Cat' and performed by Marcel Dragonieri.

About Today's Storyteller:
Marcel Dragonieri is a writer, performer and arts educator. He is the co-founder of Zanni Arte, a theatre company dedicated to teaching mask performance/mask making to both actors and non-actors alike. He has performed and designed programming for numerous schools and companies including SummerWorks, Toronto Fringe, The National Theatre School, Metaphysical Theatre, Goderich Little Theatre, TDSB Arts Co-op and Mirvish Productions. You can catch him in the kitchen munching on a bag of potato chips (ketchup is his favourite).

Make a mask...
As an arts educator, Marcel teaches mask-making workshops with his dad Teodoro through their theatre company Zanni Arte. You can find their company on social media here. If you would like to make a mask at home check out Zanni Arte's "Make a Face" Challenge PDF with step-by-step instructions and watch their tutorial videos on Youtube. Perhaps you could continue the adventures of Cindy Rosemarie and her family or create mask characters and perform stories for family and friends!

Catch the latest!
Subscribe to our newsletter at catchmeinthekitchen.com to get the latest stories, songs, and activities. If you have a minute, drop us a note - we would love to hear from you!

Our first audiobook, ‘Pigs, Princesses, and One Tough Turtle’, along with a paperback copy, is available through our website.

Les mots sont délicieux! Words are delicious.
French/English from today's snack:
Une cuisine: a kitchen
La fenêtre: the window
La table: the table
Sous la table: under the table
Écoutez: listen
Écoutez tout le monde! Listen everyone!
Écoutez-moi. Listen to me.
Courir: to run
La chaise: the chair
La porte: the door
Où est le fromage? Where is the cheese?
Pas de fromage: no cheese
Tout ce fromage: all this cheese
Un chat: a cat
Une souris: a mouse
Tout les souris: all the mice
Cette petite souris: this little mouse
Mère: mother
Père: father
Mon cadeau: my present
Excusez-moi! Excuse me!
Une cloche: a bell

Merci beaucoup!
Merci à Stephen LaFrenie et Marcel Dragonieri for 'Who Will Put the Bell on the Cat?' / 'Qui va mettre la cloche sur le chat?' Thanks to Bearkin for the illustration of Matagot the cat.

This Audio Snack was performed by Marcel Dragonieri, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Episode mixed by Tim Freeman. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Ukulele Trip' by Oleksii Kaplunskyi.

See you soon! A bientôt!

Support Catch Me in the Kitchen Audio Snacks: an English-French stories podcast for kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/catch-me-in-the-kitchen-audio-