Child narrator: Bella

Child narrator, bright, innocent, and curious

Prompt: A bright, sweet child's voice for young first-person narration. The high, clear register is innocent and curious, wide-eyed and sincere, immersive and endearing. There's a but-why-is-it-like-that wonder in its tone. The sound of a narrator who makes a child's-eye view of the world feel funny, tender, and surprisingly wise.

Script: Grown-ups are very confusing. They tell you not to tell lies, but then Aunt Susan came over and Mummy said, 'Oh, how lovely to see you!' And I know for a fact that isn't true, because I heard her say the opposite on the telephone.