« late-night ramble, ack | Main | The Thursday Bookworm »
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
another C funny
OK, since I have had two people not roll their eyes and shoot at me for yesterday's entry (which is long and stuff, you should go read it, if you want to), I will share another C story. This one is ongoing and she just added to it.
On Sunday we went to dinner at my in-laws'. We watched "The Wizard of Oz" -- a first for the kids. In the two days since C has been slowly digesting this film in her mind and asking me series of questions. One question theme has been the following:
(yesterday morning)
C: Mommy, in that movie yesterday, with the suit of armor [she means the tin woodman] and the scarecrow and the girl with the dog and the red shoes and the green witch -- what's it called again?
I: "The Wizard of Oz."
C: Yes, "The Wizard of Oz." In "The Wizard of Oz", why, when they're going through the woods, do they say [perfect dramatic imitation] "Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my!"?
I: Because they were afraid of lions and tigers and bears.
[pause]
C: Oh, that's kind of silly. Because what if the lions and tigers and bears thought they were calling them, and they came?
I: [turn back, cover mouth, try to contain shaking shoulders]
(and then just now, this morning)
C: Mommy, in the movie we watched at Grandpa T's with the scarecrow and the girl with red shoes and the suit of armor... what's it called again?
I: "The Wizard of Oz."
C: Yes, "The Wizard of Oz." Why, when they were saying [again with the mimicry], "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" did they not say, "Lions and tigers and bears and wolves, oh my!"?
I: Well, I guess they weren't afraid of wolves, just of lions and tigers and bears. They didn't think about wolves.
[pause]
C: Well, then they all don't have brains!
(ba-da CHING. Except that the funniest part is that she is utterly serious.)
