The Tea Song

“Canción de tomar el té” by Argentine artist Maria Elena Walsh is one of my favourite childhood songs. This series illustrates its 8 verses using only 3 colours.

We're invited for tea time. The teapot is made of china but it is invisible. I don't know why.

The milk feels cold. I'll shelter it by covering her with my long overcoat. I don't know why.

Beware when you drink, your nose might fall inside the cup. And that's a bad thing. I don't know why.

The honey hid behind a piece of toast. The butter furiously scolded it in English. I don't know why.

Tomorrow, a colonel is going to jail for pricking the marmalade with a pin. I don't know why.

It seems that sugar used to be black and got so frightened that it suddenly turned white. I don't know why.

A shy dish got married the day before yesterday. He calls his coffeepot spouse "Mrs". I don't know why.

The poor sieves are very thirsty because they keep on losing water. I don't know why.