The Ogglies fly to school

Allow me to introduce you? The Olchis – small green cheeky beings who reside on a garbage dump and use lovely swear words like “Muffelfurz”. In some families, the Olchis must stay outside. The hope is great that sayings like snot and fart do not enter the house either. But is ignoring these words sensible? Or is it better to openly address them?

Of course, really crude swear words are taboo for us as well, but I find it quite okay to allow a few “bad words” with the Olchis in an offensive way. (When I think that my eldest son was only “brave” enough to do his big business on the toilet after we read the book “The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business” together, I think it is important for the little ones not to taboo anything. Especially not natural bodily functions. Oops, I digressed from the topic.)

So, are you brave enough for the Olchis? Then welcome to Smelliville. What can one do with words? Children love to invent nonsense words and like to try themselves out. Especially during pre-school and early school years, when learning to read and write should be promoted with fun, the Olchis are just right. In no time, my son was able to memorize the Olchi song from the radio play and now he sings it loudly through the house. “Slime slime and cheese foot, life is a delight.” There are numerous books by the Olchis (the books for early readers are also of the highest Muffle cream) and radio plays (often accompanied by the odd fart noise).

In the 25-minute radio play “The Olchis Fly to School” (recommended for children aged 5 and above), the Olchi children are inspired by Olchi Grandpa’s spirit for adventure. So they fly to school and turn the school hour into a muffled affair, much to the delight of the children. Muffle-fart devil!

You can find the Olchis online here: http://olchis.de/category/buecher_und_mehr/cds/ (Oetinger Verlag)