Monsieur et Madame
"Monsieur et Madame" can be translated as "Mr. & Mrs." or as "Sir and Madam".
Monsieur et Madame
Mr. & Mrs.
Jeu de doigts
Finger Play
(French)
(English)
1. Monsieur et Madame
2. Sont à l'abri
3. Ils regardent tomber* la pluie
4. Il pleut sur la grande route
5. Il pleut sur la prairie
6. Et le tout petit
7. Trotte sous son parapluie !
1. Mr. and Mrs.
2. Are safe inside
3. They watch the rain fall
4. It rains on the main road
5. It rains in the meadow
6. And the little one
7. Trots under his umbrella!
Notes
*Or "passer"
Game Instructions
1. Make two fists, then put one thumb up (Monsieur), then the other (Madame).
2. Put thumbs inside the fists.
3. Poke your thumbs out through the middle and ring fingers like they're peeking out.
4. Move fingers up one arm to indicate it's raining.
5. Move fingers up the other arm to indicate it's raining.
6. Put up your pinky.
7. Put your other hand over the pinky like an umbrella and move the pinky and hand together in one direction like it's the "little one" running in the rain under an umbrella.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Marion Ségissement for sharing the illustrations and the rhyme! Translated by Mama Lisa.
Merci beaucoup!
