Madeleine reads

As I have mentioned before, Madeleine thoroughly enjoys listening to and looking at books while she sits on the potty. She frequently attempts to read her books aloud, although her efforts to translate what's happening on the page are not always very accurate. Here are a few examples:


THE REAL VERSION: The wood-cutter shot the wolf dead and cut open his stomach, hoping that Grandmother would still be alive. The squirrel found Red Riding Hood in the wardrobe and she hugged him in delight.
THE MADELEINE VERSION: The wolf FAST fweep!



THE REAL VERSION: Elmo's fur is the color red, just like the hat that sits on his head. What other things do you see that are the color red?
THE MADELEINE VERSION: Elmo can't open DOOR! It's too HEAVY!



THE REAL VERSION: The best of Halloween comes last. We're off to trick-or-treat - collecting so much candy it takes weeks and weeks to eat!
THE MADELEINE VERSION: Look! The mean witch is giving TOFU!

I wonder if she will be expecting to receive tofu in a few weeks when we all go out trick-or-treating. If so, she's in for a sore disappointment.