The Grandmother with Itchy Feet goes to a Concert

When the grandma with itchy feet lived in Peru, she was always listening to music. You see, the Peruvians love music, especially cumbia. Music is always playing in houses, tiendas (tiny stores), combis (tiny buses) and at the beach. Now Peruvians don’t like quiet music, they like music LOUD and strong. When there is a party, everyone dances to cumbia all night long grown-ups and children together so that the whole neighborhood rocks with the sounds.
The most famous and popular band in Peru is Grupo Cinco. Grandma listened to the same songs over and over because Peruvians LOVE Grupo Cinco. So when Grupo Cinco came to grandma’s town, she went to hear them with her friends, Robyn, Sarah and Amara. The concert was in a stadium outside under a grey sky with the scissors birds flying over the ocean nearby. Now because grandma and her friends come from the US, they went to the stadium at 2 o’clock because that was the time for the posters around town said it would start. But Peruvians have another time that’s called hora Peruana (Peruvian hour) so according to their custom, the concert started much later.
Grupo Cinco was great with lots of horns, drums and five men singing. The music was so LOUD that grandma could feel her bones vibrate. Peruvians don’t sit and listen to music, they dance to music! The idea of Peruvians sitting still listening to Grupo Cinco is very funny and would never happen. But grandma sat happily watching the dancing and tapping her feet. She thought about her grandson Alex and granddaughter Katrina who would have danced along and loved the LOUD music of Grupo Cinco.

Note to parents, this story is best read to music of Grupo Cinco downloaded! A few details have been omitted such as grandma leaving early to avoid the inevitable drunkenness that would begin to take over and render the situation a wee bit difficult!