Madame Doubtfire.

MADAME DOUBTFIRE:

AUTHOR: Anne Fine.

CHARACTERS :
-Daniel: Is a red-hair, tall and smiling man. He loves his children and makes every
effort to be at his side.
Pages: 8,9,10,11,12,13,28,29,34,35,36,37,42,43,44,45,48,49,50,52,53.
-Natty: Is a 6 years old girl, red-hair, get along quite well whit his father.
Pages:8,9,10,11,12,13,18,19,26,27,34,35,52,53.
-Miranda:Is a blonde,thin and tall woman. She is always occupied by his work and does not have much time to spend with the children.
Pages: 12,13,16,17,20,21,26,27,32,45,52,53.

VOCABULARY:
Appointment: Cita.
I have an appointment with a very handsome man today.
Arguing: Discutiendo.
My mother and I are always arguing.
Behave: Comportarse.
Children have to behave in class.
Complaining: Quejarte.
Stop complaining and help.
Fair: Justo.
This is something very fair.
Hedgehogs: Erizos.
I have two very small hedgehogs.
Kittens: Gatitos.
I love kittens.
Loud: Alta.
It is very loud.
Naked: Desnudo.
He took naked pictures.
Nodded: Asintió.
He nodded fast.
Ribbons: Cintas.
I put ribbons in my hand.
Smelly: Maloliente.
This boy is very smelly.
Stage: Escenario.
I walked up to the stage.
Strike: Huelga.
They are in a strike.
Sweat: Sudor.
The sweat is very smelly.
Taps: Golpecitos.
They gave taps.

SUMMARY:
Daniel and Miranda living apart. Miranda is a successful woman,angry with her husband and frequently out-of-work actor. Daniel’s saving grace is his sense of humour – that and his love of the children. Miranda is making it difficult for Daniel to see his children. Daniel says quite nasty things about the children’s mother in front of them without considering how they feel about it.
Miranda decides to employ someone to look after them. Daniel hits upon the plan of disguising himself as a woman – and gets the job! All goes well – Daniel is able to spend time with his children. The two older children know perfectly well who Madame Doubtfire is.
But inevitably, in an amusing sequence of events, Miranda discovers the truth. The resulting row between Miranda and Daniel leaves the children white and shaking. It seems there is nothing to be done, until Lydia, the oldest child, tells both parents what she thinks of them. At last Daniel and Miranda see sense. The story ends with the two