Unfortunately, the boy forgets to put them back on, and one of the red mittens falls out of his pocket. This boy is similar as he quickly shoves the mittens into his pocket, so he can collect the firewood. They can be warm, but you really need gloves when working outside. I do not know about you, but I find it hard to work with mittens. Bundling himself up for the cold trek, he put on his mittens and went out with his sleigh. One snowy winter day, his mother told him to go into the woods to collect firewood. There once was a young boy with bright, red mittens. If you haven’t listened to the story yet, be sure to listen here or download it wherever you listen to your podcasts! Let us know what you think in the comments or reviews. Today, we have a famous folktale from Ukraine that some of our travellers might have heard already! The story of the mitten has been translated from Ukrainian into many different languages and retold in children’s books! One popular one from our childhood was Jan Brett’s version! We have used many different versions of “The Mitten” from Barbara Suwyn, Irina Zheleznova, Svitlana Yakovenko, Pavlo Chubynsky (1878) and Ivan Rudchenko (1870).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |