The House That Listened to Rain
Ages 9-12 · Bedtime Calm · ~15 minutes
At Uncle Rowan's cottage, eleven-year-old Iris swaps her careful plans for a sound map of a rainy afternoon. With her friend Sam, a copper chain and three bowls set under the eaves, she listens as clay, steel and glass each answer the rain in their own voice.
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How the story begins
When Iris arrived at Uncle Rowan's cottage, the garden looked as if it were waiting.
The fig leaves showed their pale undersides to a sky the color of a pearl.
I brought three books and a notebook. The books are for reading; the notebook needs a plan.
There is room for both on the porch. The kettle is nearly ready, too.
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