Once upon a time, a Tony Box appeared.

A musical story box, a treat for my ears.

It was screen-free and joyful and taught them new words.

There's hundreds of stories lots to be heard.

A hair-bopping, it's so rough for me!

I picked one at bedtime if it was leaked super fast.

Then I relaxed on the sofa.

At last!

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Happy listening.

You're listening to a way with words to show about language and how we use it.

I'm Grant Barrett.

And I'm Martha Barnett.

As I have for the last couple of years, I taught a workshop at the San Miguel Riders Conference

and Literary Festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

And I was reminded of a couple of food-related idioms in Spanish that I think you'll appreciate.

In English, if you're really scared about something, you might describe yourself as shaking

like a leaf, right?

But in Spanish, the phrase is temblar como un flan.

To shake like a flan, like a dessert?

Yeah, to tremble like a flan, which you can just picture it, right?

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