The Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly

I'm grandma,it's my shop so I can write about anything can't I? I've talked about her before but I want to talk about "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly". I don't know why I want to - well we won't go there ^_^.

My Old Woman who Swallowed a Fly doll is a splendiforous doll indeed.  Shei s butt ugly but hey, would a beautiful young woman be caught dead eating a fly much less and insect, bird, cat, dog, cow or horse? I think not lol.  No, butt ugly she is and butt ugly she should be.

Visiting children love her. It is fun to tell the story and place the objects down her enormous throat at the right time. The end of the story always ends in emergency surgery as we open up the velcro to reveal her stomach. We then remove the offending objects which, depending on the version you read, either lead to her ultimate demise or cause her extreme discomfort.

Telling the story is always fun. Watching the kids tell the story is even more fun for me.  The kids really enjoy holding the items and putting them down her throat one by one. But they don't understand the hidden benefits of this wonderful toy, they don't reallise how much they are learning:

Each time they hear or tell the story they are improving their memory skills learning to put the figures down her throat in the right order.  Some who struggle with speech are concentrating on telling the story so that others can enjoy it with them, it sometimes leads to clearer speech patterns. Others may just be developing a latent love for story telling and drama.

Yes, my Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly might be butt ugly but she is one of the most beautfiul dolls I know of.  She is definitely something to behold. You can find here.