An Interview with Audrey of the Outback: Part 2

Hi
Here is part two of the long interview I did with Audrey to help me write the books.
I had to think of the questions, then listen to Audrey as she answered in her own voice.

Who is your best friend?
Stumpy.

What is your fondest memory?
Blowing up the dunny with my brother, Price.

Do you have any hobbies?
Playing hide-and-seek with Stumpy. My cubby houses.

What is your favourite weather?
Rain. I don’t get to see it much, and when I run in the rain I don’t have to bath. I also like clear night with stars for wishing on.

What is your favourite time of day?
The evening – just after we eat tea but before we go to bed. Our family is all together and we talk and read and play. It’s comfortable.

What is your favourite food?
Mum’s fresh bread with plum jam. It smells like home. I like Mum when she smells like bread. The cooked bread, not the dough because that’s sticky and then crusty.

What is your least favourite food?
Kangaroo. It’s chewy and strong and I reckon it’s a bloke’s food.

What is your favourite drink?
Tea with sugar because it makes me feel grown up when I have a cup of tea with Mum at the table with proper plates, and when the bread is really hard you can dunk it in the tea so you can chew it.

What do you find relaxing?
Sitting on a kero tin with Dad, watching the sun go down and waiting for the first star.

What is your favourite animal?
A kangaroo. I like them when they’re in the bush, just not when they’re cooked. I like the way kangaroos turn their ears when they hear you. Stumpy isn’t an animal. He’s only a camel on the outside. Inside, he’s my best friend.

If you missed part 1 of the Interview, click here.


Audrey's picture was drawn by Ann James.


For more fun Audrey information, puzzles, crosswords and printables, click here.


bye,
Christine Harris