The king's men didn't understand either...
For bedtime reading, the girls and I sat down to The Little Engine That Could. A classic! "Wha's that?" asks Margaret, pointing to one of the sad little toys intended for the good girls and boys on the other side of the mountain.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty," I say.
"Wha's that?" Josie asks and points.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty," I repeat.
"Wha's that?" Margaret asks again.
"Humpty-Dumpty."
"Wha's that?" Josie repeats.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty, the EGG MAN!"
Silence.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty," I say.
"Wha's that?" Josie asks and points.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty," I repeat.
"Wha's that?" Margaret asks again.
"Humpty-Dumpty."
"Wha's that?" Josie repeats.
"That's Humpty-Dumpty, the EGG MAN!"
Silence.
posted by Mary Ellen at
5:05 PM
4 Comments:
ah, the elusive EGG MAN. But, of course!
If you followed up with, "I am the walrus" it might have made more sense to them.
Koo Koo Kachew.
And in 15 years we'll all try to figure out how they got so odd...
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