Listen and Learn Story Maker

Listen and Learn Story Maker is an activity in JumpStart Languages. It is shown by clicking on either the Pavilion-exclusive character or the book (whose cover displays the story that is exclusive to its respective Pavilion).

Players are asked to choose elements to appear in a traditional folk tale. Then, the story is read to them in the language the Pavilion is dedicated to (though they can also have it read to them in English).

Description
Because Roxy speaks English, the player can understand what she is saying, but he or she can have click on Frankie to have him read it aloud if he or she wants him to.

Since like Roxy, all series-wide characters speak English, clicking on Frankie (which is optional), Hopsalot, Pierre, or Kisha will have that character read a certain chapter in a certain story in English. Clicking on a certain pavilion character during a certain chapter will get him or her to repeat it in his or her language.

Even though, on chapter 1 (actually, the first pair of pages of the story itself), a certain series-wide character tells the player to click the folded corner on the right to hear the next chapter, after a short while, the page may still automatically turn, and the same is true on all of them until the end.

The player gets a globe piece from whichever series-wide character is associated with a certain pavilion character no matter what he or she chooses for the story.

If the player is in challenge mode, he or she has to select a certain part of the story that a certain pavilion-exclusive character wants in it.

Stories and their Choices

 * "Little Red Riding Hood"- All four languages. The code for this story is done by a single letter in parentheses: A= All languages; E= English; S= Spanish; F= French; J= Japanese.
 * Dessert Choices: Cake (A), pie (A), ice cream sundae (E), flan (S), éclair (F), wagashi (J).
 * Tree Choices: Pine tree (A), oak tree (A), redwood tree (E), cactus (S), bonsai (J)... (No matter what type of dessert the player chose for the previous page, it always appears to be the frosted top of a cake inside Little Red Riding Hood's pouch.)
 * Hat Choices: Nightcap (A), stocking cap (A), baseball cap (E), sombrero (S), beret (F), samurai helmet (J).
 * Part of Day: Morning (A), afternoon (A), night (A)
 * Wolf Part Choices: Eyes (A), ears (A), paws (A) (No matter what time of day the player chose for the previous page, the sky outside the window looks dark blue like night.)
 * Ultimate Hero Choices: Woodsman (A), policewoman (A), George Washington (E), Guadalupe Victoria (S), emperor (J) (Again, no matter what time of day the player chose for the page before the previous, and despite it looking like nighttime in the "Wolf Part" chapter, the sky is a light blue like in daytime, as it was in the first three chapters.)
 * "John Henry"- English only.
 * Residential Place Choices: Tent, log cabin, house.
 * Big Animal Choices: Cow, horse, elephant.
 * Light Choices: Flashlight, lantern, firefly.
 * Noise Maker Choices: Bell, whistle, kazoo.
 * Time-Keeping Choices: Grandfather clock, stopwatch, hourglass.
 * Prize Choices: Money, trophy, blue ribbon.
 * "The Legend of the Volcanoes"- Spanish only.
 * Sitting Choices: throne, couch, stool.
 * Lighting Choices: torch, lamp, reflector.
 * Standing Choices: red rug, dirt path, stepping stones.
 * Surface Choices: dirt, grass, bed of diamonds.
 * Mountain Covering Choices: marshmallows, snow, ash.
 * Flying Things Choices: birds, butterflies, airplanes.
 * "The Ant and the Grasshopper"- French only.
 * Animal Choices: foxes, rabbits, moles.
 * Food Choices: bread (that part always appears on the cover), éclairs, seeds.
 * Choices: chewing gum, flies, worms.
 * Fuel Choices: coal, wood, money.
 * Activity Choices: knitting, cooking, sawing.
 * Summer Clothing Choices: T-shirt, swimsuit, shorts.
 * "Momotaro"- Japanese only.
 * Activity Choices: Surfing, fishing, possibly washing clothes?
 * Peach-Opener Choices: dagger, golf club, stick
 * Food Choices: Oranges, grains, candy bars
 * Bird Choices: Pheasant, crane, turkey (No matter what is chosen for the previous page, the grains are always the ones showing on this one.)
 * Ogre's Weapon Choices: club, mallet, (tennis) racket
 * Treasure Choices: Yen, gold, cloth.

Trivia

 * In the "Light Choices" selection of "John Henry," the firefly looks exactly like Edison.
 * Speaking of the story of John Henry, in the original story, while John Henry did succeed in completing the train tunnel, he died from overworking his heart in doing so. In this retelling, he lives breaking fifteen rocks, while a drill machine only breaks nine, and a prize (depending on the choice chosen) is given to John by the drill machine's owner.
 * The Romance-language-exclusive stories ("The Legend of the Volcanoes" and "The Ant and the Grasshopper") do not have happy endings.

Goof
In chapter 2 of "Momotaro," although, as Kisha translates, when the couple hits the giant peach with whichever weapon the player chooses, it pops open revealing Baby Momotaro, some gameplays (depending on how a certain computer runs) show the peach staying closed (and therefore hiding Baby Momotaro) even as the page is turning.

Digital manual description
Gameplay Instructions

Have fun personalizing well-known and cultural folk tales by choosing things to appear in the stories. The Listen and Learn Language Buddy will show a series of three items. Select the items that you like best. Depending on the level setting, you will choose between 2 and 6 items. Once all of the items are selected, the Listen and Learn Language Buddy will read the stories to you.

During the story you may click the page corners at the top to advance to the next chapter or return to the previous chapter. Click the Listen and Learn Language Buddy to repeat the current chapter in his or her own language, or click the JumpStart host to hear the chapter read in English. You'll earn a Globe Piece at the end of each story.

In Quiz mode, the Listen and Learn Language Buddy will show you three items but will ask for one of them specifically. Choose the correct items to work toward having the story read to you.

Folk Tales:


 * "Little Red Riding Hood" (all languages)
 * "John Henry" (United States)
 * "The Legend of the Volcanoes"	(Mexico)
 * "Momotaro" (Japan)
 * "The	Ant and the Grasshopper" (France)

Concepts introduced in each language:


 * Various Vocabulary Words
 * Immersion in a Language
 * Conversational Phrases
 * Cultural Stories