Conversation between Camilla and Mark (somewhat edited for the benefit of the reader--Camilla doesn't say all of these words well enough that a random person would understand):
Camilla: What's that? What's that, Daddy?
Mark: That's a bicycle. Someday we'll get you a bicycle and we'll all ride together.
C (lighting up): We has to go ride our bicycles, Daddy! We has to go ride them!
M: No, not today. We only have one bicycle.
C: You ride on the back. I ride on the front.
M: No, this bicycle has a broken tire. We can't ride it.
C: We has to fix it! We has to fix the bicycle tire!
M: No, we can't fix it. We don't have what we need.
C: We has to get some sticky tape! And fix the bicycle tire!
M: No, not right now.
C: We has to get some sticky tape! We has to get some sticky tape at the grocery store! And fix the bicycle tire! And ride our bicycles!
M: No, Millie. Let's play with--
C: We has to get sticky tape, Daddy! And fix the broken tire! We has to go to grocery store!
(2 hours later)
Camilla: We has to get sticky tape! We has to go to grocery store! I wanna ride bicycles! Mommy, let's get some sticky tape!..............
You have to give her credit for problem solving here. :)
1 comment:
Nick and I were cracking up reading this. What a funny and ingenuitive little girl. We sure miss her!!!
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