Yomumuli and the Talking Tree: a Yoeme creation story, with Norma Papalotl Araiza

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! 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 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. 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: 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! 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: 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! 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. 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! 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-

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 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 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-

Imagine: If you got to bake your favourite cake, what kind would you make? What ingredients would you need? How would you decorate it? Would you share it with someone special? About today's Storyteller: Chloe Place is a first-time author, publishing Let’s Bake a Cake in 2022. Born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, she is a lover of nature, coffee, and good conversation. You can catch her in the kitchen getting a spoon full of peanut butter with dark chocolate chips on top.  Draw and share... If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'Let's Bake a Cake' 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: Le gâteau au citron: lemon cake Du beurre non salé: some unsalted butter Parfait: perfect Un lion: a lion Un gâteau: a cake La farine: flour Chaud: hot Mélanger: to stir Les guimauves: marshmallows A bientôt! See you soon! Merci beaucoup! Merci à Chloe Place for sharing her story ‘Let's Bake a Cake.’ This Audio Snack was performed by Chloe Place, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Our 'Catch Me in the Kitchen' theme song was performed by The Pickle Peppers. Episode mixed by Tim Freeman. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Village' composed and performed by Sergei Chetvertnykh. A bientôt! See you soon! 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: The Troll Queen has imprisoned your friend! You embark on a rescue mission. The trouble is, the troll castle lies east of the sun and west of the moon. How will you get there? And how will you outsmart the trolls? About today's storyteller: Ingrid Hansen is a professional television/theatre puppeteer and voice actor with experience performing as a lead for Sesame Workshop, APTN, Corus Entertainment, and Skyship Entertainment. In 2006 she co-founded SNAFU to create unexpected theatre, dance, and puppet theatre. Ingrid is fascinated with ways of creating temporary communities out of groups of strangers. Her favourite performances invite the audience to participate in an unexpected way. snafudance.com 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 'East of the Sun and West of the 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: A white bear: un ours blanc Une montagne: a mountain Avez-vous peur? Are you afraid? Je n'ai pas peur. I am not afraid. Je suis désolé. I am sorry. Je n'ai jamais soufflé aussi loin que ça. I have never blown as far as that. Salut: hi Au revoir: goodbye On y va! Let's go! Merci beaucoup! Merci à Ingrid Hansen for sharing her story ‘East of the Sun and West of the Moon.’ This Audio Snack was performed by Ingrid Hansen, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Mixed by Tim Freeman. Story illustration by Professor Pineapple. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr, Liz Pounsett, and Stephen LaFrenie. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Into the Forest 2' performed 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-

Imagine: The sky is like a giant canvas where clouds create pictures to delight our imagination. When you look up at the sky today, do you see any clouds? What shapes do they make? Katy is a little girl with a big imagination. Have you ever seen animal shapes in the clouds? Katy does! About today's Storyteller: Piper Johnson is the author of the Katy in the Clouds book series and the Friends in the Fence book series. Piper enjoys writing children's books that are fun, uplifting, and full of imagination. She gets her inspiration from her daughter, Molly, who is Piper's biggest fan and best audience. When not writing children's books, Piper enjoys walking, yoga, and family time with her husband, daughter, and Goldendoodle pooch, Sweety. piperjohnsonbooks.com Draw and share... When you look at the clouds, what do you see there? What adventures do you imagine will happen next for Katy and her friends? If you’d like to share a drawing you've made inspired by 'Katy in the Clouds', you can do that at catchmeinthekitchen.com/fan-art and we will post them 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: Bonjour: hello Merci de nous rejoindre: thank you for joining us Votre livre: your book Notre nouvel ami / notre nouvelle amie: our new friend Bon, on y va! Well, here we go! Ça va bien? Are you doing well? Très bien, merci. Very well, thank you. Un nuage: a cloud J'aime ça: I like that Une tortue: a turtle Une chanson: a song Je le vois: I see it Un pois chiche: a chickpea Écoutez: listen A bientôt: see you soon Merci beaucoup! Merci à Piper Johnson for sharing her story ‘Katy in the Clouds’, and to Piper’s daughter Molly for the episode illustration. This Audio Snack was performed by Piper Johnson, Professor Pineapple, and Bearkin. Mixed by Tim Freeman. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. 'Chickpea' was performed by The Pickle Peppers. Episode music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. Petals by Ketsa, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective – imlcollective.uk See you soon! A bientôt!

Join in the fun as we play with these tongue twisters! She sells seashells by the seashore. Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter! But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better. So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better. So t’was better Betty Botter bought some better butter! How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground. Did you see the green worm going towards the green glass? As-tu vu le vert ver allant vers le verre en verre vert? All I want is a proper cup of coffee, Made in a proper copper coffee pot. I may be off my dot, but I want a cup of coffee in a proper copper pot! Iron coffee pots, and tin coffee pots - they are no use to me. If I can't have a proper cup of coffee in a proper copper coffee pot, I'll have a cup of tea! We'd love to hear from you. Which tongue twister was your favourite? Did you guess any of the riddles? Drop us a note at: [email protected] 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 story: Salut: hi Ma bouche: my mouth C'était amusant: that was fun On y va: here we go C'est très difficile: it's very hard Vous êtes prêt? You're ready? As-tu vu le vert ver allant vers le verre en verre vert? Did you see the green worm going towards the green glass? Merci: thank you Je ne sais pas: I don't know La tortue: the tortoise Le lièvre: the hare Courir: to run Vite: fast Au revoir: goodbye A bientôt: see you soon Chocolat chaud: hot chocolate Merci beaucoup! This Audio Snack was performed by Professor Pineapple, Bearkin, Ginette Mohr, and Stephen LaFrenie. Episode illustration by Professor Pineapple. Mixed by Tim Freeman. Creative and production support by Ginette Mohr. Music composed and performed by Tim Freeman and Red Velvet Revolution. 'Teddy's Parade' was composed and performed by Jason Michael Hogan. 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-