11 May 2009

Literalmindedness

Me, reading aloud from "Now We Are Six":
No one can tell me,
   Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
   Where the wind goes.
Her, interrupting:
It comes from the South Pole!

Now you know.

11 comments:

  1. i always wondered. :)

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  2. A meteorologist in the making.

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  3. I LOVE this.

    Yeah, right on! Someone does know! She knows and she's going to tell you.

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  4. That child is going places. Mark my words;)

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  5. hey, it's important to share one's knowledge. :)

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  6. I love this age. They have all the answers and just cut right to the chase. Red even talks back to song lyrics. She sets them straight.

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  7. And it goes to the North Pole?

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  8. Good to hear *something* of value comes from the South Pole.

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  9. She steals all the good lines!

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  10. Love to see someone reading REAL A.A.Milne to their kids. Go, Maggie!

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  11. Hey, the girl is listening!!

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