Thursday, February 10, 2011

Me vs. The P.S. 10 Librarian

Milo: What's the other groundhog's name?

Me: What other groundhog?

Milo: The other famous one?

Me: Punxatawney Phil?

Milo: No, the other one who lives in Pennsylvania.

Me: Punxatawney Phil.

Milo: No, the OTHER famous groundhog!

Me: There is no other famous groundhog.

Milo: Yes there is.

Me: Who told you there were two?

Milo: The librarian.

Me: Well who do you think knows more, me or the librarian?

Milo: The librarian.  Because she knows about the other groundhog.

Me: The other groundhog that doesn't exist?

Milo: It does exist!

Me: What else does your librarian know about that I don't know?

Milo: She knows about the presidents.

Me; Oh yeah, what does she know about them?

Milo: She read us a book about one of them.

Me: George Washington?

Milo: No.  The 16th President.

Me: Abraham Lincoln?

Milo: Yeah!

Me: So what did you learn about Lincoln? 

Milo: I forget.

Me: Did you learn that he freed the slaves?

Milo: No.

Me: Did you learn about the Civil War?

Milo: No.

Me: Did you learn that he was born in Kentucky and lived in Illinois?

Milo: No.

Me: (long pause)  Did you learn that he wore a big black hat?

Milo: YES!  He wore a big black hat and he kept his papers in it!

Me: What?

Milo: Yeah, it was funny, because he kept his papers in his hat.

Me: So that's what the librarian knows?  That Lincoln kept his papers in his hat?

Milo: Yes.  And about the other groundhog.

Me: Who doesn't exist.

Milo: It does!

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