Listening, developing auditory memory, auditory sequencing, retelling
and more with the interactive story,
"The Little Red House With No Door, No Windows,
A Chimney On Top And
A Star In The Middle."
My Mom shared this story with me, and I told it to my daughters
and many children over the years who have
learned to listen and talk in Auditory Verbal Therapy.
It is always timely.
This is one of many version of the folktale.
Once upon a time there was a little boy who was tired of
playing with his toys. He said, “Mother,
I have nothing to do. What can I do?”
His mother said, “Go outside and find a little red house
with no doors or windows and a star inside!”
So the little boy went outside to search for the
house. There he met a little girl. He asked the girl, “Do you know where I can
find a little red house with no doors or windows and a star inside?”
“No I don’t!” said the girl, but my father may know.
So the little boy asked the girl’s father, “Sir, do you
know where I can find a little red house with no doors or windows and a star
inside?”
The girl’s father laughed!
“No boy, I have never seen anything like that! Go ask Grandmother. She has lived a very long time and is very
wise. Maybe she will know.”
So the little boy asked Grandmother, “Please can you tell
me where I can find a little red house with no doors or windows and a star
inside?”
“No!” said Grandmother, “but I would like to find that
house myself. Go ask the wind; he knows
everything!”
The wind blew by the little boy and the little boy asked,
“Oh wind, do you know where I can find a little house with no doors or windows
and a star inside?”
The wind said, “Yes boy, I will show you the way.” The little boy followed the wind up a grassy
hill. At the top of the hill was an
apple tree. The wind blew the apple tree
and an apple fell off. “Look on the
ground, boy, and you will find your house,” said the wind.
The boy looked to the ground and picked up the apple. “It is a red house with no doors or windows,
but where is the star?” asked the little boy.
The wind replied, “Take it home and ask your mother to cut
it in half.” The little boy hurried home
to his mother.
“Mother, I have found the little red house with no doors
or windows. Please cut it in half so
that I might see the star.” The little
boys mother took a knife and very carefully cut the apple in half. Inside was a star holding tiny brown
seeds.