Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Tear-Water Tea


I remember how much The Kids and I loved the Arnold Lobel books. I used to read his books aloud when The Kids were little, and I'm an expressive reader if I do say so myself. The story Tear-Water Tea came to mind for a couple of reasons: 1) It's in the book Owl at Home, and we have owls on the brain around here lately; and 2) Tea, of course!

The story Tearwater Tea has Owl crying into a teapot, shedding tears over all the sadnesses in his life. Then he heats the tears and makes tea: "It tastes a little bit salty," he said, "but tear-water tea is always good." It's a delightfully comforting story.

Pull up a cozy seat and a cup of something hot to drink, and hear the story for yourself, narrated by a "Missy Tingles":


"Songs that cannot be sung," said Owl, "because the words have been forgotten." It brings a tear to my eye even now.

Join the rest of the T(ea) Tuesday bunch over at hosts Bleubeard and Elizabeth's weekly blog gathering, where the Mardi Gras beads are looking festive.

(I saw the picture at the top of the post at several different websites but don't remember which one I got it from.)

27 comments:

  1. Enjoyed the story. What a great narrator "Missy TIngles" is. Hope you are thinking happy thoughts today though and not sad ones.

    Darla

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    1. thx :) the story brings back such fond memories of reading to the kids. i find the story soothing somehow

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  2. What a sweet (?salty) story! Makes me think of boiling away ones troubles! Happy T Day!

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    1. yes, it sounds like a helpful ritual for dealing with sadness. i'm going to think about "boiling away ones troubles" every time i boil water for tea from now on. thx! :)

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  3. Missy Tingles did a fantastic job of narrating this story. I truly enjoyed this and always LOVE the quirky, offbeat way you share T each week. Love the personal back story, too. So fun to read you used to read this to your own children. Happy T today.

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    1. arnold lobel is priceless! i'm so glad i discovered him when the kids were little

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  4. OH what a perfectly sweet and lovely story...
    in all my year's of reading bedtime stories to our boys and books throughout the day I missed this one
    Thanks so much for sharing
    and Happy T day to you
    oxo

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  5. What a lovely story and I love the narrator's voice too. We have read tons of books to and with our son when he was young but never came across this one. Happy T day!

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    1. i think her voice sounds like she's used to reading to children. lobel wrote some great characters!

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  6. How sweet this was to see, I've never heard of this one before. LOVE IT!! Thank you for sharing something totally different with us today, so fun when that happens. Happy T Day to you!!
    Thank you for the visit and nice comment on my ATC this morning too.

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    1. i do enjoy meeting & visiting with folks in these t tuesday gatherings :)

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  7. Oh yes, _Owl at Home_ is a story time favorite at our house. Enjoy your tear water tea on this T Day! :)

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    1. isn't lobel a treasure! :) our kids loved his books

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  8. Oh such a sad but sweet (salty) story. Love the drawing too. Thanks for embedding the video. Reminded me of Peter Rabbit. My favorite when me kids were little.

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    1. oh, yes, peter rabbit is another good one. i still have those books :)

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  9. What an adorable story! I've never read this one, thanks for sharing it. though I must admit, the 'spoons dropped behind the stove' bit made me laugh! happy T day a bit late!

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    1. the last spoon i lost ended up being found behind the stove. i'm still not sure how that happened lol

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  10. Yes, I am very LATE for T-day, but I did enjoy the story of tear drop tea, and am glad I decided to drop by. Late or not!

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    1. i don't think one can ever be too late to leave a blog post comment. lol this post isn't going anywhere ;) i'm glad you liked the story :)

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  12. Oh what fun. I sometimes miss reading all the picture books with the kids at night. Hope your Tuesday was wonderful.
    And sorry I'm late but I did manage a post...a day late and all. :)
    http://www.halleshobbies.com/t-tuesday-wednesday-edition/

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    1. no such thing as late for a blog post. it's not goin' anywhere ;) thx for leaving the link :)

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  13. I love these pictures. I am a lover of children's books and these look wonderful

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    1. we found some real gems to read aloud when the kids were little. :)

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  14. I have never heard that story. Sometimes it does feel good to get it all out and just cry. ;)
    Happy very belated T-Day! :)

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    1. sometimes a good cry is just the thing. :)

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