Wednesday, April 05, 2006

They're Pretty Quiet

So we're reading a book the other night, one that Roxi knows by heart. It's all about colors, with each two-page spread devoted to a different hue. We turn to green.

Roxi: "These are green things!"
Me, pointing: "Right. And this is a ..."
Roxi: "Frog."
Me: "Good job! And what does a froggy say?"
Roxi: "Ribbit ribbit!"
Me: "Yes!"
Roxi, pointing: "These are peas!"
(pause)
Roxi: "I don't know what peas say."