So the other day I saw these Where the Wild Things Are shoes at a garage sale — what would you have done??
Elvis was extremely interested — she just stepped over and sat down right there, as if she was about to try them on and cause some real mayhem.
This was overheard on a Sydney train. It may be the cutest thing ever. Thanks to the friend who forwarded their transcript to me:
The Dad is a young man with the sort of British accent that brings to mind cosy fires and tea, and the girl is a little tot. I’m paraphrasing the story a bit!
Girl: Mouse!
Dad: Shall we read ‘The Tale of Two Bad Mice’?
Girl: Hep Rainbow!
Dad: Oh, you’re calling yourself Rainbow again today. Let’s read the book.
Girl: Mouse!
Dad: Once upon a time there was a beautiful house that belonged to two dolls. It had real muslin curtains, a door and a chimney. [They change seats. Dad says, ‘See, if we change seats it’s easier for the other people to get out. See?’ The story continues, and the characters Tom Thumb and Hunka Munka are introduced.]
Girl: Mummy Daddy mouse!
Dad: The Daddy is Tom Thumb and the mummy is Hunka Munka. On the table there were lobsters, pears, and oranges. Can you find the pear?
Girl: Pear!
Dad: And the oranges?
Girl: Mummy Daddy mouse!
Dad: The Daddy is Tom Thumb and the Mummy is Hunka Munka. Hunka Munka tried every spoon she could find to open the tin, but nothing would work.
Girl: Mummy Daddy mouse!
Dad: The Daddy is Tom Thumb and the Mummy is Hunka Munka.
Girl: Mummy Daddy mouse!
Dad (valiantly): The Daddy is Tom Thumb and the Mummy is Hunka Munka.
Girl (Uncertainly): Daddy Tom Thumb?
Dad: Yes, and Mummy Hunka Munka.
Girl: Mummy – hu – hu.
Dad: Tom Thumb and Hunka Munka went to the table.
Girl: Food!
Dad: That’s right. That’s a lobster. You haven’t had one of those yet. Strangely enough, we’re not that affluent.
(The story continues. Tom Thumb and Hunka Munka try to get at the food with some difficulty. We pass Central.)
Girl: Bir!
Dad: Yes, lots of seagulls.
Girl: Ak! Ak!
Dad: Now we’re going into a tunnel. …Shall we carry on with the story? Finally, Tom Thumb put the ham in the middle of the floor and hit it with a pair of tongs.
Girl: Heyo bear!
Dad: Bear? Oh, you think we’re in a cave! You think there are bears?
Girl: Heyo bear!
Dad: I’m sure the bears appreciate your friendliness. How many bears do you think there are in the cave?
(Girl counts assiduously to ten.)
Dad: Are they all friends?
Girl: Yes!
Dad: Now, where were we?
Girl: Train!
Dad: Oh! I meant where were we in the book?
Girl: Bear on train!
Dad: There’s a bear on the train?
Girl: Yes!
Dad: Make sure you tell Daddy if you ever see a bear on a train.
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