Esther is showing early signs of becoming a classical book snob like her mother! We like to listen to books on CD in the car. Generally, Esther and I take turns with our books. But I got into The Scarlet Pimpernel, which I hadn't read in years, and didn't want to give Esther her turn. To placate her, I tried to get her involved in the story by telling her basic points of the plot and having her watch for key phrases such as "Odd's fish!" and "Sink me!" Amazing how excited she'd get when she heard them!
After watching the Leslie Howard version of the movie, Esther was even more hooked. I knew she was really getting into it when she started quoting, "Odd's fish!" at random times throughout the day. Last night, she even held a stacking ring up to her eye and said in the most droll voice she could muster, "Sink me!"
But the icing on the cake came this afternoon at the grocery store. I was selecting some fish and had decided on the cod. Here was our conversation:
"Esther, should we buy some cod for dinner?"
"Cod?"
"Yeah, some cod fish sounds good."
"Odd's fish? Mommy! You remember odd's fish?"
[Me chuckling] "Yes, I remember. But this is cod fish, not odd's fish."
"No! That odd's fish!"
So there you have it, we had odd's fish for dinner and Esther is a big fan of The Scarlet Pimpernel! Huzzah!
1 comment:
okay, I think I would have had a laughing fit right there in the store. that is awesome!
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