We read stories to the kids at school in English. They are from four years old and up. There is one story called What a bad dog about a dog called Floppy who causes endless problems for his family by running in the mud, pulling the washing down and barking during the night.
Only the reason he`s barking during the night is because the family left the oven on and there`s a fire in the kitchen. Grateful that disaster has been averted they proclaim him a good dog. And everyone lives happily ever after.
Unfortunately the kids don`t get it. They see a dog that runs in the mud, pulls the washing down and starts fires in kitchens. They`re mystified that the bad dog with newly found pyromanical tendencies is proclaimed good and it takes a lot of explaining.
I like these books as they use British English and have typical female English names like Biff. I lived next door to a girl named Biff when I was younger. Yes I did. In my head.
Biff, for a girl’s name?? By any chance, is the boy named Sue?
My son is learning to read and he is 4.
I enjoy them books and listening to him reading the story to me
No – the dog is Floppy and the boy is Kipper I think.