Kids as in baby goats, that is. Do you all know this little fairy tale? It isn’t a super famous one like little red riding hood, but it is very popular here in Switzerland. The story is of a mother goat who leaves her 7 children home alone while she goes shopping for their dinner. While they are gone a wolf comes and tricks the children into letting him in the house, where he promptly eats them all up, except for one who hides in the grandfather clock. When the mother comes home, the little kid comes out and tells her what happened. She hunts down the wolf, who is sleeping in the nearby forest after his giant meal, cuts open his stomach to release her children, and then fills his stomach back up with rocks and they all toss him down the well for good measure.
Well, Noah participated in the same theater class that Sophie was in for several years, and this was the play they performed for us just before spring vacation. We recorded the whole thing, and I have included both links if you want to watch it. For those who don’t speak German, there isn’t a whole lot of talking. The story is changed a little bit, as the one wolf brother who is nice, (Noah) does not agree with the whole “filling the stomach with rocks and tossing him in the well” part, so they decide to fill him with hearts instead to make him nicer when he wakes up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=359lCAPVCbM&feature=youtu.be
Nirmala, the teacher, asked me if I would be willing to make the costumes, and I happily agreed. She didn’t pay me directly, but she did give me a small reduction in tuition costs, which I think was a fair trade. 
Anyway, I sewed the hearts the kids used to put in the wolf’s stomach, and I designed and sewed the wolves and goat costumes as well. They came out so cute, I was really pleased, and the kids loved them.
After the play was over, the actors took their places at the back of the room and signed autographs for whoever wanted them. Nirmala had printed out a poster with a photo of the kids on it, and the name of the play and had them in a pile that the audience members could take around to all the cast members and get signed. 
We have several copies all over the house, tucked away in treasure boxes and special places. Nirmala also gave all the children a little gift as a thank you for performing so well. 
It’s a candle and we have it proudly displayed in our fireplace. yeah, we don’t build actual fires in it, we just burn candles in it.
There was also a large buffet of snacks and desserts provided by the parents that the kids enjoyed. For some reason, the food at these things always tastes better than the snacks we have at home. My kids eat like they have never seen food before. Weird.
Congratulations, Noah. You did a great job!