And this day you are entirely prepared to meet French folk poem about a horsy who is ill.
Children adore doctor games, so knowing so much from this poem they’ll surely enjoy it and get sympathetic to the poor horsy.
Try and perform the rhyme in as artistic way as you are capable! For instance, take a toy horse and role play the poem.
Oh, c’était [aetae - was] un cheval, [shwal - horse]
Oh, il était bien malade, [bja~ malad - very ill]
Son maître [so~ maetr - its master] l’a pris, [la pri - took it]
L’a mis [la mi -put her] dans l’écurie, [da~ lekuri -to the stable]
Quand [ka~ - when] il avait chaud, (:) )
On lui a donné [o~ lui a done - they gave it] de l’eau,
Quand il avait froid,
On lui a donné une couverture, [kuvertu:r - covering]
Quand il avait faim,
On lui a donné du foin, [fwa~ - hay]
Quand il avait mal aux dents, [mal o da~ - toothache]
On lui a donné de la pâte à dents, [pat a da~ - tooth powder]
Quand il avait mal au pied, [pje -foot]
On lui a donné des gros souliers, [gro 'sulje - big boots]
Et là [with this] notre [notr - our] cheval,
Il n’était plus [naetae plu - wasn't any more] malade,
Son maître l’a pris,
L’a sorti [sorti - took out of] de l’écurie.
And you can also make a theatre play in two with your child – one performing the role of the CHEVAL, the other – that of the MAITRE! Everything but hey is quite accessible in every house! And any bunch of grass can serve for a hay bunch. You can even use a flower in a pot!
And why not take a video of your play? That will help memorize the rhyme and leave a pile of sweet memories to both of you!
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