Apr 15 2010
Lucy’s Story
One of the things we like to do with Lucy is make up stories. Not a day goes by where Jill isn’t improvising a tale for Lucy, and just about all of the stories are based on Lucy’s ideas. “Tell me a story about…Wubie’s food bowl on the ceiling!” Lucy will say, and Jill will dutifully start telling the story.
Another thing we like to do is illustrate Lucy’s ideas. We’ll gather in front of Lucy’s easel and she’ll start shouting out ideas like “We’re at the beach!” or “Wubert is in trouble with bumblebees!” As she does this, we’ll scribble frantically with crayons, hopelessly trying to keep up with our little girl’s imagination. Almost all of Lucy’s stories star Wubert, who usually plays multiple roles in each story. He’s also usually in some type of trouble.
Here’s one of Lucy’s stories…
“Doo is having a picnic at the beach with Wubert. They have a bucket and a shovel. They have cake. Wubert goes in the water (there are fish!) and Doo has to save him. Wubert’s sleeping. I’m tickling Wubert. I am walking with Wubert on a hill. I’m first. It’s really sunny, and there’s cake.”
Apr 16, 2010 @ 00:21:41
yep. she demands ‘pretend’ stories all the time. A lot of them are mysteries following the Huckle/Busytown mystery formula. And the hapless villain (usually cupcake stealer, via a hook on a long string) is inevitably Fred, Wubert’s identical cousin. Poor Fred.
Apr 16, 2010 @ 00:54:31
yep, she demands pretend stories every day. Often they follow the Huckle/Busytown mystery formula. Usually the hapless villian of these mysteries is Fred, Wubie’s identical cousin. He unwittingly steals cupcakes via a hook on a long string (he always says he thought it was his cupcake). Poor Fred.
Apr 16, 2010 @ 08:16:33
Ha! I haven’t told any ‘Fred’ stories yet. With me, she sometimes suggests stories where bumblebees have flown in through an open window and moved Wubie’s food bowl.
Sometimes the bumblebees stick the food bowl on the ceiling (that’s where the old smoke detector in our bedroom usually comes into play). Hilarity ensues once Wubie has to figure out how to get to his food bowl.
Apr 16, 2010 @ 17:34:01
wow, haven’t heard any bee stories yet. Ours usually involve a picnic/party at which there is cake, and someone’s cake goes missing. Cue Fred.
Apr 16, 2010 @ 21:03:06
Interesting that bumblebees figure so prominently! This is priceless–you should videotape a story session so we can hear Lucy’s suggestions!
Apr 17, 2010 @ 07:32:18
they aren’t suggestions, they’re demands! she interrupts the story if it is not going the way she likes. “no Mommy, it was Fred!”