Tales

Dinnertime conversation.

L: Mom, you should take a High Scope class. It's in North Carolina, not Canada. It's far away from here, because it's past the Big House.
M: What kind of class is it?
L: It's in Carolina, in Canada. They have big geese there. And Canada geese. And elephants, and the baby elephant walks under the mama elephant. And mooses. And Canada birds.
M: Wait a minute, it's not in North Carolina??
L: No, it's in Canada and there is a large forest. The elephants live there. And Canada worms. They live under the ground.
M: I thought elephants only lived in Africa and India?
L: No, they live in Canada. There is a teacher at High Scope. Her hair is kind of purple.
M: Is she nice?
L: She is very very very big. She is big as trees big.
M: Have you met her? Or seen a picture?
L: Her name is Kongkit.
M: Kongkin?
L: No, KongKIT. Kongkit the teacher. And they have a teacher Erin.
M: Oh, you have a teacher named Erin too. Is it the same Erin?
L: Her hair is purple. She has long hair.
M: Do all Canadians have purple hair?
L: Unh-uh. Some people. You might see one someday.
M: Then I'll say, "are you from Canada?"
L: (silent)
M: So what do you do at this High Scope class?
L: The teacher says "march!" then the teacher says "freeze!" and they close their eyes when they freeze then when the teacher says go, they open their eyes and march.

This conversation was followed by one on the merits of pizza, another on digestion, and finally one on crocodiles eating lightbulbs. We wrapped up by splitting the last brownie. Says Lucas, "It's a beauty."