“Mama, do witches hurt people?”
“Sometimes.”
“Where to witches live?”
“I don’t know. Maybe in the forest.”
“With the bears? Do they live with the bears? Maybe the bears eat them. The bears eat them, Mama. They eat them because they don’t want them to hurt anybody. Right, Mama? The bears eat the witches because they live in the forest. The giants live in the forest too. And they eat the bears. The giants eat the bears because they’re really naughty. And they eat them all up! And then the witches eat the giants!”
“The witches eat the giants?”
“Yeah! And then we eat the witches too. We have to cook them first in big pot of hot water. What do they say when we put them in hot water, Mama? ‘Ouch! OUCH!’ Do they say that, Mama?”
–Have I mentioned that Ava is a direct decedent of the early settlers of Salem, Massachusetts?
It’s true.
Oh that’s just hilarious! I love how Ava ties everything together.
Apparently she is. I’m glad you’re not too alarmed by that fact. She seems to be getting along just fine in spite of her lineage. Can you ask her if badgers eat witches? Or if witches eat badgers. I’ve been dying to find someone who knew, and it appears I finally have!
(Sidebar, again: Thanks for the YUMMY dinner, the great visit, for posing so nicely, and the treats you sent home! And Cullen was asleep before we made it even 1/2way to the interstate.)
I just LOVE the things that come out of Ava’s mouth!!