El pequeño petirrojo

[Lisa Stevens]

At this time of year I am regularly greeted at meetings in the West Midlands area with 'What's that story you told last year ?' or 'You're the one who tells that story about the robin, aren't you?'
For the last three I've promised to put it online. And I've finally done it!

I first came across this story on a Tweenies video from Spain - La Nochebuena. In this particular episode, Santi Claws, as Jake calls him, picks up the Tweenies from their houses on Christmas Eve and takes them to the North Pole where he tells them the story of 'Los chalecos del pequeño petirrojo', a translation of Little Robin Red Vest by Jan Fearnley.

It's the story of a little robin who washes and irons his seven warm vests the week before Christmas. Each day he puts on a different coloured one and goes out into the cold, only to meet another animal who complains of being cold. And each day, he gives away his vest to the other animal, until he is left on Christmas Eve with no vests left, cold and alone! The story ends happily though as Father Christmas comes along and takes the robin to the North Pole where Mother Christmas knits him a very special red vest that will always keep warm.

I've written this up with resources and stuff on ¡Vámonos! here. I hope you find it useful!

And here's a bonus that you don't get on ¡Vámonos! - a cute video from youtube of a robin!!

[Jo Rhys-Jones]

Thank you soooooooo much for this Lisa - tried it out (nervously) with a group last week after telling everyone at the RSG about it and your blog - and it works! The kids loved it!

[Lisa Stevens]

You could always translate it into French / German etc if you have time!! I can tell you what it says if you don't understand!! The thing that takes forever is finding the pictures and then animating them in the right order!!
Lisaxx

[Lorraine]

Lovely resource you are very good at putting them up online. I'm just sad I don't teach Spanish so I couls use it! Lorraine.