or interpretation is everything..
Thanks to Chick-Fil-A, the kids got two Between The Lions CD’s the other day. They begged me to put them on in the car, so I did.
As soon as the theme song started, Princess started singing and Monkey, not knowing the words, but no less enthusiastic started bopping along in his booster seat.
We listened to the first story on the CD and we talked about it (thank you for awesome car conversations, Chick-fil-A).
Suddenly, Princess perks up. ”
“Mom, Why is it called Between The Lions?”
Okay, take 1: Easy Answer
“Well honey, the main characters are Lions and it’s about them”
I tell you what, you can HEAR the gears churning in that blonde head.
“But then why do they sing… ‘Between the Lions Between The Covers of A Book’ aren’t Lions in jungles and zoos?”
Oh for the love of literal children… *sigh*
Take 2.. more complicated answer
“Well sweetie, when you read books (and in life) there is a saying ‘read between the lines’ it means to read and see more than just what’s written, you should use your imagination and see more than just the written word”
Dead silence back there.
and then.
“So there is more to a book than just what’s written and that’s why the call the show Between The Lions… it’s one of those punks you were telling me about..”
???PUNKS!??
imagine a lightbulb going off over my head
“You mean a PUN?”
Princess: “Oh (giggle) yes ma’am, a pun”
Me: “well, yes honey, kind of. It’s also known as a play on words.. Lions.. Lines…”
Princess: “Okay”
Change the setting to us pulling into the driveway. Monkey VAULTS out of the car and charges through the front door and into his room, he rips a book off his bookshelf and opens it; throws it on the floor and pulls out another one. rinse and repeat 3 or 4 more times.
He then STOMPS his booted feet out into the living room, looks at me accusingly and in his most disappointed and peevish 3 year old voice says: “Mom, there are NO LIONS in my books!!!”
*le sigh*
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Too cute!
We just got our CDs on Tuesday! Love Chick-Fil-A!
Sarah @ Ordinary Days´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: The Almost Thursday Edition
too cute!
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It is like Chick-fil-A is torturing your kids…!
Way cute.
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I have had many conversations like this!
ha ha!
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So cute! But best of all, I love that your kids say, “Yes, ma’am”!!!
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I had to laugh at Monkey being upset about no lions in his books. That was simply adorable.
Sammi begged to go to Chicken Meals (aka Chick-fil-a) and got a cd the other day, too, and she was so excited. She has only seen the show a few times but knows what it is.
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Rachel, that is so adorable! And it’s such a perfect illustration of the bright blinding genius of each age.
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Ha ha! That’s cute! We love BtL and we have a few of the cds as well. You know, some libraries have lion statues outside them, so it could also represent going into a library.
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quite the bright girl you’ve got there… but such a disappointment…
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I love it! I tend to answer those questions with things like, “Ask me on Thursday,” because really, I’m not as quick on my feet as you. Well played!
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That is so sweet… and you daughter is very intuitive! Have they ever seen ‘The Neverending Story?’ They might like that movie.
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Oh, that is too cute. I can’t believe she already knows what a pun is.
And, that monkey cracks me up.
I don’t think we’ve ever kept the book or CD from the chick…we always trade it in for ice cream…it makes my kids happy, which makes me happy!
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That is priceless. Definitely one to remember for a speech during his graduation/wedding/birthday party!
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BWAHAHAHA! I can just see that happening, too! They are so full of “wisdom” at that age!
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Why oh why hasn’t Chick-Fil-A expanded to northern Illinois??? I miss them and haven’t been south for a LONG time.
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