Debra Reynolds Butler reads Madeline
Debra Reynolds Butler reads “Madeline” on Bedtime Stories from Cullman Today.
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Made automatically from the video's captions, so a name may be misheard.
0:03 Hello, my name is Deborah. I work at
0:21 Cullman County Public Library and I'm going to be reading a story called Matteline for you.
0:30 In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived 12 little girls
0:35 in two straight lines. In two straight lines they broke their bread and
0:41 brushed their teeth and went to bed. They smiled at the good and frowned
0:48 at the bad. And sometimes they were very sad. They left the house at half 9 in
0:58 two straight lines in rain or shine. The smallest one was Maline. She was not afraid of mice.
1:14 She loved winter, snow, and ice. To the tiger in the zoo, Meline just said poo
1:22 poo. And nobody knew so well how to frighten Miss Cleavell. In the middle of one night, Miss
1:33 Cleavell turned on her light and said, "Something is not right." Little Meline sat in bed and cried and
1:44 cried. Her eyes were red. And soon after Dr. The cone came. He rushed
1:51 out to the phone and he dialed Dan Ton 106. Nurse, he said, "It's
1:58 an appendix." In a car with a red light, they drove out into the night. Matteline
2:06 woke up 2 hours later in a room with flowers. Meline soon ate and drank.
2:14 On her bed, there was a crank and a crack. on the ceiling that had a
2:21 habit of sometimes looking like a rabbit. One nice morning, Miss Clevel said, "Isn't this a fine day
2:31 to visit Matteline?" [snorts] Tiptoeing in with solemn face with some flowers and a vase.
2:41 In they walked and then said, "Ah." when they saw the toys and candy
2:48 and the dollhouse from Papa. But the biggest surprise by far on her stomach there was a scar.
3:00 Goodbye, they said. We'll come again. And the little girls left in the
3:06 rain. They went home and broke their bread and brushed their teeth and went to bed.
3:14 In the middle of the night, Miss Cleavell turned on the light and said,
3:19 "Something is not right." And afraid of a disaster, Miss Cleavell ran fast and faster.
3:27 And she said, "Please, children, do tell me what is troubling you." All the little girls cried, "Boohoo!
3:38 We want to have our appendix out, too. Good night, little girls. Thank the Lord
3:45 you are well. Now go to sleep, said Miss Cleel. And she turned out the light
3:53 and closed the door. That's all there is. There isn't anymore.
