Lying on her bed in the dark staring up at the ceiling...
Mabel: Mommy?
Lying beside and below her on the trundle mattress...
Me: Yes Mabes?
Mabel: Y'know that movie? That one?
Me: Which movie?
Mabel: The one. With the Witch. And the Wizard. And the Scarecrow and the Woodsman, and Dorothy? Remember that movie? With the Tin Woodsman and the Cowardly Lion and Dora and Boots and the Wizard and the monkeys are flying and the Witch goes "I'll get you my pretty...and your little dog!" and the Wizard is a big green head, and it's sca-a-a-a-ry, but then Dorothy finds the guy behind the curtain and the Witch gets her in her castle and Dora and Boots fly on unicorns and save her and then I, I go back to my family and you and you (pointing down at me) and you are there, and Dorothy tries to pour water on the Witch, but the Witch goes like this (sheilding face with hands) and then Dora is there and she breathes fire out of her mouth? Fire comes out? That movie?
Long Pause.
Me: Yeah.
Mabel: I like that movie.
Aaand sleep.
Mabel: Mommy?
Lying beside and below her on the trundle mattress...
Me: Yes Mabes?
Mabel: Y'know that movie? That one?
Me: Which movie?
Mabel: The one. With the Witch. And the Wizard. And the Scarecrow and the Woodsman, and Dorothy? Remember that movie? With the Tin Woodsman and the Cowardly Lion and Dora and Boots and the Wizard and the monkeys are flying and the Witch goes "I'll get you my pretty...and your little dog!" and the Wizard is a big green head, and it's sca-a-a-a-ry, but then Dorothy finds the guy behind the curtain and the Witch gets her in her castle and Dora and Boots fly on unicorns and save her and then I, I go back to my family and you and you (pointing down at me) and you are there, and Dorothy tries to pour water on the Witch, but the Witch goes like this (sheilding face with hands) and then Dora is there and she breathes fire out of her mouth? Fire comes out? That movie?
Long Pause.
Me: Yeah.
Mabel: I like that movie.
Aaand sleep.
