I was sitting on the picnic table in the Child Haven courtyard/play area, reading a book to one of the three year olds. The book was about why giraffes have such long necks ... and the premise was that the giraffe wanted to eat fruit that was at the top of a tree, so he asked his rhino friend how to get at it. The rhino didn't know, so they asked the farmer. The farmer said if they swallowed a bone, it the would be able to eat it. Well, the rhino said no, the giraffe said yes and the rest is history.
Best part of the story? When the three year old points to the rhino and asks me what that is. "A rhinoceros," I say. "Oh? Ri-RO-cerous?"
So, all week she's been crawling on the ground on all fours saying, "Look mama, I ri-RO-cerous!"
Priceless.
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