Storytime with Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild
A Squash and a Squeeze
Tula Jane and her Mother in the Wild read "A Squash and a Squeeze" by Julia Donaldson.
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- Broadcast on:
- 31 Aug 2024
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(upbeat music) - Hi, welcome back to Storytime with Tula Jane and Mother in the Wild. - Thank you, Tula Jane. Today, we will be reading a very special book, called A Squash and a Squeeze by one of our favorite authors, Julia Donaldson. And this is a special dedication for our new friend, Maya. Are you ready? - Yeah, cozy! - A little old lady lived all by herself with a table and chairs and a jug on the shelf. A wise old man heard her grumble and growse. There's not enough room in my house. Wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze. - Take in your hen, said the wise old man. Take in my hen, what a curious plan. - Well, the hen laid an egg on the fireside rug and flapped around the room, knocking over the jug. - The little old lady cried, what shall I do? It was pokey for one and it's tiny for two. My nose has a tickle and there's no room to sneeze. My house is a squash and a squeeze. And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze. - Take in your goat, said the wise old man. Take in my goat, what a curious plan. - Well, the goat chewed the curtains and trod on the egg. Then sat down to nibble, the table leg. The little old lady cried, glory be! It was tiny for two and it's tachy for three. The hen pecks the goat and the goats got fleas. My house is a squash and a squeeze. And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze. - Take in your pig, said the wise old man. Take in my pig, what a curious plan. - So she took in her pig who was chasing the hen and raiding the larder again and again. The little old lady cried, stop, I implore. It was tachy for three and it's teeny for four. Even the pig in the larder agrees. My house is a squash and a squeeze. And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze. - Take in your cow, said the wise old man. Take in my cow, what a curious plan. - Well, the cow took one look and charged straight at the pig, then jumped on the table and tapped out a jig. The little old lady cried, heaven's alive! It was teeny for four and it's wavy for five. I'm tearing my hair out, I'm down on my knees. My house is a squash and a squeeze. And she said, wise old man, won't you help me please? My house is a squash and a squeeze. - Take them all out, said the wise old man. - But then I'll be back where I first began. So she opened the window and out flew the hen. That's better, at least I can sneeze again. She chewed out the goat and she shoved out the pig. My house is beginning to feel pretty big. She huffed and she puffed and she pushed out the cow. Just look at my house, it's enormous now. Thank you old man, for the work you have done. It was weenie for five, it's gigantic for one. There's no need to grumble and there's no need to grouse. There's plenty of room in my house. And now she's full of frolics and fiddle DDs. It isn't a squash and it isn't a squeeze. Yes, she's full of frolics and fiddle DDs. It isn't a squash or a squeeze. Thank you so much for waiting patiently for me to read that story for you. We love it so much. If you have a book that you love, that you would like to request for us to read or perhaps dedicate to somebody special in your life, please log onto our website at www.motherinthewild.com where you can make your request or your dedication there. And to all of our premium monthly subscribers, you guys help us so much in keeping this podcast ad-free. Hadi and Willow and Elle and Jonah, Tawn and Mika, Zamora, Rose and Sam, Koji and Gwendolyn, Emi and Elle, Jennings and George and Hazel and Eliza, Clara and Elliot and Vivian, Priscilla and Arlo, Hugo and Bo, Alice and Theo, Blake and George, Jennings and Willow. Thank you so much for being here with us. Until next time, stay cozy. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (dramatic music)