Keina and Monkey

Tue 14th Sep 2010
10am Singapore time

Told by Danie & Keina
Reproduced in print by Danie

Ok Keina, let's tell a story. What is your favorite animal?

Erm, monkey!

Ok, and where would you like to go? Park? Beach? Supermarket?

Sand!

Ok, let us go to the beach. One day, little Monkey came to look for Keina. Hello Keina, let us go to the beach! Are you ready?

Yes!

Before we go, what would you like to bring?

Toys. Lots of toys.

Ok, how about something to eat?

Food. Bananas.

Oh, that's a good suggestion. Monkey likes bananas. Anything else?

Sakana (Fish)

Ok, let's go. Are you ready? Hold Monkey's hand. Shall we take the life?

Feet!

Oh feet! Yes we forgot. Do you want to put on some shoes?

Yes. Monkey feet. Wear shoes.

Ok, Keina and Monkey put on the shoes. Now you are ready to go! Step into the lift. Let's press level one and go downstairs. Look. The bus is coming!

Bus coming! Beep beep, bus is coming.. (sings)

Do you have some money for your bus ticket?

Monkey bus ticket.

Great! Let's get on. The bus driver says ticket please!

Ticket please.

Ok please sit down.

Abunai! (Dangerous)

Yes, it's dangerous to stand. Ok where shall we go? Ding! It's Orchard. Do you want to go Orchard?

No.

Next stop- Novena.

Novena! Keina Monkey go Novena!

ok, press the button. Ding! Yeah, you got off the bus. What else would you want to get on?

Train!

Oh look there is a train station. But first you need to get up the stairs. You need to walk up slowly. One.. Two..

Hold hands! Handle!

Oh yes, we should use the handle! Good call! Are we ready? Let's get up the stairs? One.. Two.. Three.. .. .. .. Ten! Yay we arrived at the train station. Do you have your train ticket?

Thomas ticket.

Oh, would you use your Thomas ticket? Perhaps Monkey can use his Gordon ticket?

Keina Gordon ticket?

I see, you want the Gordon ticket? Ok, would you exchange and give Monkey your Thomas ticket? Great. Now you are at the gate. Please tap your tickets.

Monkey medicine.

Oh, what happened? Is Monkey sick?

Yes.

Oh dear. What does Monkey need?

Medicine! Eat medicine.

Ok, do you have some water? Monkey needs to drink something.

Milk. Soya bean. Water. Shake shake shake.

Ah, you want to mix soya bean drink for Monkey. Ok. Monkey drink. Slurp. Slurp. Is Monkey feeling better?

Feeling better?

Shall we go?

Go! Train! Train!

Yes, here comes the train! Doors opening.

Yay!!

Step into the train.

Sit! Monkey sit.

Yes, let's take a seat. Be careful. The train is moving.

Keina sit train!

Next stop, Bishan... ... next stop Ang Mo Kio.

Novena!

But Keina, you got on the train at Novena. Why don't we see what is at Ang Mo Kio? Ok?

Ok! Ang Mo Kio.

Dee dee dee. Doors opening. Ok, do you have your ticket to get out of the station?

Yes. Ticket.

Oh look, there is a beach!

Lots of sand! Sand toys?

Yes but aren't you hungry? Would you like to eat something first?

Keina eat. Monkey eat. Ikimasu! (short for Itadakimasu- let's eat)

Yes, what did you bring?

Sakana!

Great, what else? Do you have some bread?

Bread. Bananas.

Wow. Bananas!

Do you have anything to drink?

Vege juice! Pour vege juice.

Ah, yes, let's pour the vege juice into cups for Keina and Monkey! What color are your cups?

Blue cup!

Blue for Keina? What about Monkey?

Orange!

Ok, let's pour the vege juice. Here you go.

Thank you!

Is it yummy?

Oishii!!!!

What else would you like? How about some fruits?

Erm, pineapple!

Great, pineapples are yummy and juicy.

Oishii!! Banana. Banana ittai.

Oh, the banana is bruised. Do you have any more bananas?

Monkey Banana ittai.

Oh, Monkey's banana is bruised too. What shall we do with the bananas?

Give Mama!

Oh would you want to bring it home for mama? Put it in the bento?

Bring Mama bento.

Ok, you can bring the bento back home for Mama. What else do you have?

Sakana!

Wow. What a big sakana! Is there enough for you and Monkey?

Yes.

What should we do with the fish?

Share sakana.

Yes, we can share so one piece of fish for Keina. One for Monkey.

Oishii!!!

Yummy.. oh, it's been a long day and Monkey has to go home. Let's say Bye Bye to Monkey.

Toys. Sand toys.

Well, it's late now and Monkey wants to sleep. Shall we continue and come again tomorrow? Say Bye Bye!

Bye bye Monkey.

Ok, Mama is very tired and we have to sleep now Keina.

Who's this? (Points to Mama's T-shirt)

This is a logo. (Mama's blue OBS T-shirt) Let's lie down and sleep now.

Keina no logo?!! (Keina checks her T-shirt)

Zzzz... (Mama is very tired and pretends to sleep.)

THE END.

Note: End bits were too annoying to be reproduced for this account. Keina was a naughty cheeky girl who tried to disturb and distract her mother in other to delay sleep. She did however, go to sleep after 10 min of monkey business in the end.