Old McDonald

The girls had me read (rather, sing) "Old McDonald Had a Farm" over and over while they were here.  There's just something special about that book!

So, of course we had to go to the zoo and look at the farm animals there!

Cows are ushi (oo-shee) in Japanese and make the sound moh-moh.

I asked Tenley if she liked the pigs.  She shook her head "no".  

In Japanese, a pig is a buta (boo-tah) and it makes the sound "buu-buu" (boo-boo).

I think her favorite was the sheep.

Hitsuji (hee tsu jee)  in Japanese, they make a mee-mee (meh) sound

Pengin (pen-geen) or jinchou

I don't know how to describe the sound in English or Japanese.

Some kind of rattley squawk.

Our obligatory penguin picture did not turn out.

A giraffe is a kirin.

I've never read a book that describes the sound a giraffe makes.  But it DOES make sounds.  Did you know?  

The train costs extra, but it was worth it we thought.

An elephant is a zou-san and makes a paoon sound.

A delightful day!

And here is Old McDonald in Japanese!