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where mine go? where huh? what is that? following... dey talking. [two letters] what are they saying to each other? please xxx I belong here next to the feet. %int: high pitch get out my way. next to the feet. that's right. now what about the other one? that's a g. and the other one's a c. where does the c belong? g. is that right? something's wrong with it. what something wrong with it? what something wrong? well look at it again. now put it down. xxx I don't know. where it's goes? well it goes here except you had it the wrong way. dat's the b. that's the b. what is dis? dis go.
does zis go right here? you turn it around. turn it? huh? dis goes next to de o. dat part a de n! goes dere. that part of the n goes there. no that's l. dis goes up dere. move over. I wanna go. %int: high pitch that's right. jump into the hay. it what? oh dear. I going go jump into de magic. to tell you when de magic comes. it's goes down dere xxx. I doing just like dis. what's doing just like that? I doing just like it. xxx go. following following things. can't find. oh dear. I don't like to do it because I like to do the t. [singing] we shall overcome.
Daddy Adam sleeping on Daddy. [placing one letter on a larger letter] Adam sleeping on Daddy? is that Adam? hm? it's her girl stalking [? girl's talking] to Adam. [juncture between girl and stalking] her girl is talking to Adam? dat part her... dat part her Adam. that's part of her Adam? yeah. you're doing with me. you're playing... I got a penis. %int: high pitched voice dat got a penis. [pointing to a letter] he... I need a urinate I will be back. you fall down an' break it. [Adam and Mother go downstairs] what d' you all laughing 'bout Mrs Kenner? %add: Mother I better wash my hands. what you looking for? we will do the game. [Adam and Mother return] we will do the game Mommy. careful honey.
don't knock the tray over. xxx frighten me. I wanna xxx de couch. meow. meow what? who says meow. meow xxx. I will. your xxx off? what kind of butterfly is it? huh? [badminton racket and birdie] it's called a birdie. what kind of birdie huh? you drop it. it's Kenner. it's Kenner. it's a toy company. careful. I playing tennis. that's not tennis. I playing... you go over there and play. careful. [plays badminton]. I go off de hat hat. something else in your bag. %add: Ursula following things. following things you can find.
following on dis page. dat a little country doctor box. little country doctor box. dey all juggling. dey all went to... careful Adam you'll break the box that way. I won't have any more doctor... doctor thing. doctor what? no doctor nothing. oh. [looking at joint where a handle broke off.] xxx broke dis basket. who broke it? it's not broken. oh somebody hurts. dat hurt because somebody... it had a handle. dose are for tennis. when I get hurts I put dose one of dose bandage on. when it gets hurt you put it over there and put it bandage on it? yeah. I tried. I needta go to Mrs Monroe beds [? bed]. you needta go to Mrs Monroe's beds? her beds are at her house. I will break dose beds down de stairs I won't have any more beds. I will pump de beds down down to my home and I want Milly to sleep in dem. hello. careful honey.
%add: Ursula go over there. %add: Ursula Milly is a friend of ours and she spent the night. %add: Ursula what is dis go over here huh? what is dis goes over here. that's where the microphone goes. you take de microphone off? no. and put it down? no. an'... here's another microphone. huh? you can put it in here if you want. xxx upside down. say hello. dat Adam and me. [Adam is holding two microphones] dat's a big one. dat Adam an' Mommy is a little one. dey all talking together. what we will shall have? [Quite clear will and shall] supper. we all gonna have supper. while I finish playing. you wan' me watch? [presumably you want to watch me]
look. about... Mommy throw the butterfly den I hit it. I caught. I finished playing tennis. here my tennis things. those are my tennis things. I going carry. you're going to do what? [stumbles and falls]. is it locked? careful. don't run doctor you might fall and hurt yourself. I not a doctor I a boy. you're a boy? yeah. don't run little boy. you might fall and hurt yourself. I like one of those Mommy. you'd like one of those? at the Doctor Middle. xxx Mrs Major's street. no we took Paul to the doctor yesterday didn't we? you took... for his checkup. you the doctor didn't do something to me. no he didn't do anything to you did he? no. does zis go right in here? see it's opens.
oh dat fun. follow me on de following things. oh Adam look on the back. did you look on the back? what back? of the book. what on the back? huh? what? what's on the back? what d' you see? see. I better finish picking dese following things up. I might fall down. xxx call Robin doctor. call Robin doctor. call Dr Robin. here. huh? you left these out. how I going to get out? oh look Adam. [on reverse side of black+board is a cartoon of a cat and a boy] I see a cat. [on reverse side of black+board is a cartoon of a cat and a boy] where cat? huh? where? huh? where cat?
huh? on the board. d' you see a cat on the board? no wait. this goes down in there and then you close it. xxx a box. a box? yeah. careful. where cat Mommy? where? show me. what kind of basket is dis? %add: Mother alphabet basket. no. what kind of basket is dis? %add: Ursula fruit basket. oh fruit basket. it's a fruit basket. yeah. [note alternation of dis and zis ] what kind of basket is this? [note alternation of dis and zis ] [holding up other basket to Ursula] a green stamp basket. no? yes if she says so. what kind of basket is...
I want some. what kind of basket is... dis is a fruit basket? what kind of basket is dis? huh? green stamp basket. dis is a stove. [turns basket upside down] oh that's a stove. can you cook on it? no. where cat Mommy. show me. huh? where cat? here. where football? perhaps it's a basketball instead of a football. step on the basketball of a football? [cartoon of a boy] what de boy what he got on? [cartoon of a boy] that's his hair. what are dose on his head sticking out. that's his hair. sharp. sharp? I don't think it's sharp. what is dis? huh?
a board or drawing board. I like one of dose b' I like a doctor board. doctor like dis. I xxx paint on it. what? I want it so I like to paint on it. I like it so I'd like to paint on it. what would you like to paint on the box? you can draw on the board. I like to paint on the box. [finds deflated "swan" to blow up] I try to paint on the box xxx. [finds deflated "swan" to blow up] xxx no I finished. [finds deflated "swan" to blow up] what is yyy huh? what is it? a duck. can you blow it up like a balloon? yep. [Adam calls the swan a duck] a bird. [Adam calls the swan a duck] no it's finished. [Adam calls the swan a duck] [swan is inflated.] you can go with me? [Adam calls the swan a duck] %add: duck he got some feathers.
[Adam calls the swan a duck] %add: in hall talking Mother I gonna show you my duck. [Adam calls the swan a duck] they are feathers. [Adam calls the swan a duck] where some legs? [Adam calls the swan a duck] where some legs? [Adam calls the swan a duck] [brings in Paul] look. yes. we playing. [throws duck into flower vase] right in the flowers. yeah. went right into de... are you alright? %add: duck is he alright? no no don't play over there dear. what he chopped off? [finding flower petal on rug] what he chopped off? oh nothing. just a tiny part of the petal. no no Adam. I want him to ride in de... [puts duck in vase]
no no Adam. Mommy the flowers will carry him. no the flowers aren't going anyplace. huh? they can't carry you anyplace. we can put dem up dere. we can put dem on my hea'... [putting duck on head] I carried him. feathers. you wanna play tennis? %add: the duck d' you wanna play marbles? okay. where is my marble box? a marble box. the following things you can xxx. let's play de marbles. I going to... dis won't stick. we can hang him Mommy. we can hang him. oh you wouldn't wanna hang him up would you? yeah. why? I don't wanna... don't tell him [duck] to step on Paul's [? Paul] blanket. Paul would like that. no no don't throw him like that. he likes to ride in the lake.
he like to play. why don't you let him sit in the chair. why don't you tell him a story. d' you know a story he might like? yeah. what? all of them. well tell him one. one upon a time. once upon a time. we can't hear you with your fingers in your mouth. grandfather came. [very soft voice] [telling story] %add: duck xxx ducks. [very soft voice] [telling story] %add: duck ducks swam away. [very soft voice] [telling story] %add: duck chopped his head off. [very soft voice] [telling story] %add: duck the end of the story. [very soft voice] [telling story]
%add: duck that was a nice story. it sounded like part of Red Riding Hood and somebody else. and who? it's xxx right in there. huh? xxx de following things? you may play de following. ha'. dat fun. where de basket with de peaches? with the what? with de peaches. ah magic. I goin' put myself in 'n 'ere. like a... what she doing to her Mommy? [boy is playing doctor to girl] what she doing to her? what is what? what she doing to her? I don't know. what d' you think is happening? what i' happening? Mommy I wan' 'a watch. alright you watch and tell us what's happening? I want a watch. [clearly juncture between "want" and "a" this time, grammatical correction] isn't that what the doctor did to Paul yesterday? yeah.
what de boy doing to her? he's checking her to see whether she's alright or not. d' you wanna watch Adam? is that right? no. no? is so right? or did you say I want a watch? I want a watch. see it's works. it works? does it go in 'ere? yes it should go in there. xxx pocket full of xxx. let's play. very gently. why? because he's small. bigger just like me? well yes only he doesn't like to play very noisy games. he got feather. he has feathers. if he falls like that he'll lose some of his feathers. [coos]. yes he will. no he won't. Mommy I better ride on him. that's a good idea Adam. I like him to play with dis razor car. dis is a sixty new razor car.
dis is a sixty new. it's got some light. it's going pull me. at de station. will you open dis? open what? he can play with dis. are you having fun? %add: Paul who is reaching for toy Mommy xxx. Mommy does dis ever broken? no it's not broken. if I put dis is it been broken? oh yes that doesn't go under there. it's... so it can get a flat tire. well you don't want it to get a flat tire do you? yeah. I like it. I like a sixty new Rambler. I like a sixty new one. no Adam don't put anything else under there. you let the marbles drive. I want the girl to drive. dey all going to stand in the firetruck. I got when I finish putting some mens in. here I go with all dose mens. come back. I want you xxx on top of you. %int: high-pitched
I like to fun. %int: high-pitched I will stay here an' go. %int: high-pitched I will stay in front. %int: high-pitched stay in front with de fire. %int: high-pitched xxx come out. %int: high-pitched ready. %int: high-pitched one two three ninety. %int: high-pitched what happened? careful Adam. you may break the crayons dear. be gentle. why're you taking them out? Mommy de fireman's going to step on not going to step on dem. you firemen. we going to burn the someone house down. we going to burn de house down. you going to burn de house down? %int: high pitch yeah. %int: low pitch I going to burn de house down too. %int: high pitch Adam was going to bed and he saw it.
I saw it. dey going... dey going to... dey going to burn de house down. dey burning ne house down Mom. Mommy... Mommy the firetruck going to... the firetruck going to take de wheels off. Mommy de firetruck... careful don't put those letters under there honey. I don't know how you'll get them out. you know how. I won't. Mommy dey going to push de thing open? dey watching dem. watching them push that thing over? what is that thing they're pushing over? de top to de car. oh the top to the car. what cha need gas for? what I need gas... I better put dese in for a flat tire. xxx so many. dey burn de school down. dese are for my office. dese for my office. oh what d' you do in your office? work. what kind of work? some pretty work.
some pretty work? yeah. Daddy do... I do a bad work. you do bad work? when you touch Paul I spank you to pieces. we all going to spank you. when I touch Paul? huh? you're going to spank me to pieces? no I not. oh. I not going to spank you. nobody gonna spank you. must be de following thing. Mommy... you going... Mommy Daddy going to put another flat tire. an' another flat tire too. is that all? yeah. we all burning de house down. how we going to get out? I'm not going put some more... more what in? I'm not going to put more letters. where dey going? Mommy where de fire men? where're they going? can I put some water in this [baby bottle toy]?
no you don't need water in that. I want Paul to drink. oh no that's for a doll. where de milk? hm? where hole [in nipple]? where de doll can drink it huh? isn't there a hole in it? no where a hole in dis? well that's the cover to keep the germs out of the nipple. dat's a nipple? mhm. what is dis? that's the nipple and other is the cover. does dis xxx go through here? you wash it? you wanna drink? %add: Paul no no Adam. why not? huh? why? no no no. why not? because that's for a doll. no no honey he's not a doll he's a baby. alright? Mommy d' you think where dey go? where de fireman going? huh?
where dey going? where de firemen going? no I can't reach it. dey hafta... oh dear. Mommy dis crayon breaks. it what? a crayon break. Mommy de fireman going to get out? where's de red marble huh? I lost myself. [marble talking] dey all going to get off de marble. Mommy dey going to stand on it. Mommy de people will see the xxx. I finished playing. I might get tired. what is this? a cooking set. yep. you said you have a stove Adam. it's suppertime. I going to give the baby the bottle. you're going to give the baby the bottle? Mommy I better cook de marbles. I better cook. I better cook on de in de stove. [nota benne, correction] what is this? it's a pan.
pan for what? for cooking things. what is this? that's the pan for cooking. what is this? a frying pan. to put in dis? yes. what is this? what d' you think that's for? what is that for huh? can I put some sugar in this? does you think have some sugar in 'ere? [quite clear] I don't have any sugar. I think you have sugar. dis is a train. dat a train track. where's a train track? I like the following things. I like to color an' write. an' wheels. what is this? what is it? that's a pad for washing pans. I like some water to clean de pan. no just pretend. no. yes. I going to put some water on dis and wash de pans.
no but you haven't cooked anything yet. it's lunch time. yes but you haven't cooked anything. I going to cook. I got some to cook supper. no no no you cook out here. no. yes. no I will... no stove out here. why don't you xxx and make a stove. okay. make this your stove. Mommy dis is a kitchen. well honey make this your kitchen. this will be your kitchen. this will be kitchen. dey all going... I better hurry. it's getting dark. I going to put dis water in de cup for... for... I want the duck to eat the cup. I want the duck to chew it and swallow it. Mommy dose are all of... [Note that can now distinguish "all" from "are"] dose are ducks. dose are mines. I going to cook yours in a minute. I going to cook your cup.
dis is my spoon. an' dis is... I going right over to de... fireman's going to burn de house. they're going to burn the house? the firemen come to put the fire out so the house won't burn. I going to break a house down. de knock it down? it wouldn't be safe to leave it standing like that. why not? so that it won't fall on anybody. so dey won't fall on anybody. yes because somebody could get burned. does this top go on here? no. xxx some sugar. I going to set the ta'... Mommy this going be a table. alright. I going to set the table for you. I going to set... dat my end. Mommy where... I going to make a fork for you. I going to cook. d' you want some pepper on it? you wanna... what cha want? I want a ducky plate. [answers own question]
you want a ducky plate? okay. you want a ducky plate? %int: uses different pitches for voices yeah I like one. %int: uses different pitches for voices oh if you want. %int: uses different pitches for voices did you tell Urs'la what you did the other day when you were sposta be setting the table? he put the plate down and then took all the silverware and put it around the plate and made a sun. he was sposta be setting the table. I 'posed to be putting the sun round. what cha want some cookies or a cake? oh cake I like that. I like cookies. I like birthday cake. birthday cake? no you like birthday cake I like buddy cake. what kind of cake? a buddy cake. what is a buddy cake? I will put it in de ov'... in the oven? I want... where some sugar? oh stepped over a rock. [stepped on Ursula's foot!] I going to put some... where some water Mommy? I goin' make...
I don't like to... xxx water in. oh you're getting water? I going to put de tap on. I going to make a tea. I going to cook while I... I going to cook the ducks too. the ducks? yeah. I going to set the table. I got... I going xxx cook mines. Mommy it's will be cooked in de minute. yeah. it will be cooked in de minute. [nodding duck's head] he said yes. he's playing out what happens at suppertime. yeah. what you doing... what you doing looking at de furniture? what you doing with all dose things in here? I don't know how to take it out? I turn de... Mommy does xxx the wheels turn? does the wheels... will you get it out? what shall I do? nothing. will I get what out Adam?
we better go see xxx. we'd better go see what? we all [? are] going to cook. xxx you hold this in your mouth. %add: duck so you can cook it. here. oh the duck is going to cook the food with his mouth? here. you don't have hands. %add: duck when you go I will give you some hands. I will give you my hands. I will be a duck. you'll give the duck your hands and then you'll be a duck? yeah. I will be a duck with a hand. you will be a duck with a hand. I goin' to get married. oh you're going to get married? with the duck. oh with the duck. I pouring some. I will put some more water. I'm boiling water. you're boiling water? dis will... dis is boiling... dis is coffee. dis way we don't need a top.
I making some cookies and some cake. Mommy it's cooking. no dat not. dat mine. see dat? I goin' put some... I going to get something out de store. what is dis? what is dis tractor? who took dis? Mommy is this your spool? %add: Ursula yes. I guess I needed it to sew something. can I have it? what? can I have it? why you have something to sew with? in case something tears. what tears? I don't know what might tear. I goin' cook some supper in dis. I pouring some boil water in it. I going... de duck going eat outside. oh he's going to eat outside? yes. why? I going to eat outside with him. you wanna eat outside with me.
oh are we having a picnic? yeah. we going eat all outside. we having a picnic Mommy. having a picnic. you like cookie? we having de duck going to eat outside. we having a picnic. we... we having a picnic. dat dessert. Mommy I like... you goin' have some too. [aft pulls Paul's hair] no no no Adam. he scratched me. he didn't mean to. I di'n't mean to. that's alright. %add: to Paul who is crying. Adam doesn't understand that you don't know what you're doing. %add: to Paul who is crying. where dat... we having... I going to cook some man in here. [puts toy clown in toy frying pan] I going to cook the man. I going eat some fish. some fish. what kind of fish are you having Adam?
some some buddy fish. I found a fish. I going to cook the lady. what is this huh? what? it looks like a bottle opener. I going have... you wanna have some Seven up huh? yes thank you. I'd like some Seven up. I like some Seven up too. some Seven up. oh dat good. Mommy we going to eat Seven up. no no don't play with that. we going eat Seven up. Seven up? I going to eat Seven up. you're going to drink some Seven up. yeah. I better take one of dese spoons so I can eat Seven up. we going... we going to eat... we going to have a picnic. a picnic? yep. xxx going to get down... dat's for beans. what you use to carve it to do what? what you use to what?
so that it won't burn while I'm cooking it. Mommy you want some tea? I like some tea. Mommy who is coming? where? outside. to Urs'la house. Mommy you like some Seven up? yes thank you. I would. we're [? we] taking some spoons. some what? some spoon... taking some spoons. spoons? alright. for Urs'la. Urs'la an' my duck. that's all for me. Mommy that's all. that's all? yeah. alright. that's all. I got some spoons. I found it in my box. and some spoons for my duck. duck you're going to eat supper. dat meat. meat.
here a spoon. Mommy de duck going to eat with us. oh very good. I going to set his table. Mommy a duck drinks. from a pan. a duck drinks from a pan? no. I going to. upside down. we going have some... I going to set my table. I eating down here. I eating down here Mommy. de duck going to... eat right here next to de duck. alright. no no no. Mommy eat next to me. oh thank you. when I push it. you eat right here next to me. oh thank you. you're very kind. you eat next to me. where's Urs'la going to eat? eat on the furniture. on the tray? oh she's going to eat up there where she's sitting. no on the tray.
can I get a tray for her? there's a tray. why don't you use that tray? dat for cooking right here. dat for cooking. Mommy dose are for me to eat. of course... I better... I better eat over dere... no no no. no more trays. the duck can share a tray with me. I want tray. well you go sit in the chair with her beside the chair. you could use this tray and I could use my lap. I might use de tray. I better go get 'nother one. dis is my... Mommy what cha want? what are you serving? serving turkeys. Mommy give Paul pretend. [note correction] here Paul here's a pretend for you. I going to put some more in. [takes duck] see? [takes duck] I can't open it. [takes duck]
I going to put some more... [takes duck] I going to put some water for dis hole. [takes duck] I going to put... [takes duck] Mommy de water not spill. [takes duck] just... [takes duck] put too much. [takes duck] oh he was just visiting Paul while you were busy doing something else. what I busy? you were cooking Paul said. here bottle. thank you. what I stepped on? a pencil I think. here a bottle. [pretends to give Paul doll bottle] Mom are you spilling it? no I'm not spilling it. where de hole? huh? it has the cap on it to cover it. Mommy you goin' to have some... you might drink it. thank you. no Paul will drink it.
alright. Mommy we going to... why dey put dat string? I looking for some sugar. let's have one of dose. let's play dat game. let's play dis game. huh? will you play dis game? what? what game is that? dis game. what game is it? dis game. what is it? dis game. wanna xxx game? I want another one. another what? another peanut. another peanut? %add: Ursula yes. whoops. where is it? let's find someplace to put the shells. no dat for the duck. oh that's for the duck. I better put it in 'ere. [wants to put peanut shells in toy car]
no. yeah. no. why not? the car wouldn't work. oh what I stepped on? huh? the bell behind you. why don't you pick the things up and put them back in the bag? what kind of bell is it? [rings bell] a dinner bell. gon' put it on my firetruck so it can ring. for house? yes. why you 'posed to put it in? car can ride upside down. can we do dis game? dat for de duck. I going to cook mine. I goin' put some... I putting some peas in de oven. I go... peas in the oven? let's hear you say oven. oven. oven. he's teaching us how to talk. how d' you say it Adam? pan.
oven. oven? oven and pan. pan? pan in the oven? yeah. you like some grits grits and tea? d' you like some Adam? yep I like tea. I like oven. does dis stand up? of course it fall down. of course it break. Mom can we press? [finds stamp] can you play with me? the other part isn't here. she doesn't have the other part. what part? the pad that you press that into. where pad huh? I like to play. what is dis? what did you find? what she can sit on? can she sit on the couch? she can. she can sit on top of de hill. she can sing. xxx jumped on the table.
%int: high-pitched voices we going to the... %int: high-pitched voices oh a big firetruck. %int: high-pitched voices help dey going to step on me. %int: high-pitched voices dey going to step on me. %int: high-pitched voices help help. %int: high-pitched voices dey knocking de children down. %int: Normal voice oh dey knocked me down. %int: high-pitched voices oh dey knocked us help! %int: high-pitched voices I can't see! %int: high-pitched voices so I push dat on you. %int: high-pitched voices help. %int: high-pitched voices help. de bell can ride. what happened to the children? I knocked dem down. oh. I can't... I see a a.
see a? what d' you see? a. a? a. that does look like an a. where where de all of dem? where all of dem? I don't think there's anything in there. just a little bit. why don't you see if you can get them out? I can't get them out because my hand is too big. [very clear] well my hands are even bigger so how will we get them out? oh dear. we not ready. I will put some meat in. Mommy I will eat upside down. you may eat with... right near me right here. alright. I going to get some... no no it's not ready. oh it's not ready? some on de stove. oh it's on the stove? yeah cooking. I'm sorry. I thought it was ready. what is dis?
may I see it? what is dis Ursula? huh? it's a bunny rabbit. what is dat Robin had? what is dis? an eraser. eraser for what? to erase on the typewriter. I going to comb his hair. I going to put some paint on him. to paint... no no. I just getting some things. who d' you were speaking to? I was speaking to Adam. I brushing his hair. see? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Adam/030126.cha = = = one busses. one. two busses. three busses. no one. one. one. I saw two trains. did you see that many things? yep.
I talk about some trains. I xxx cut dis. what? cut dis. [looks in Ursula's purse] that's not the bag you go in is it? this is a bag. look at dat. oh no. a b'loon wowie. d' you wanna blow it? I xxx. ouch. something stick me. I can't do it. [tube of plastic balloons to blow] no it hasta be opened. we hafta find something to make a hole with. what hole? a hole. Ma find a hole please. hm? find a hole. you hafta make a hole with something. what I make a hole? you make a hole. d' you have something that's sharp? Mommy you xxx hole. what? hole.
hole? yep. xxx hole. I have a nail file. I have some mailman. did he bring you something? yep. dis xxx. what you taking out? dis is a hole. I saw something. Mommy what you too' out? I didn't take anything out. Urs'la took something out. Mommy what I say? I don't know what you said. what did you say? xxx now where's the blower? I found it. the blower. oh sticky. mhm. shall I start it for you? yes. [blows balloon] it's getting big. it's get bigger an' bigger an' bigger. dat look like a egg. let be a red one. hm?
let it be a little one. let it be a little one? yeah. take it off. whoops. you drop it on your pretty dress. whoops. there you are. I missed it. [throws balloon into air] oh. [squeezes it and throws it on the floor] gi' me another one. can you pick up that squeezed balloon? squeezed balloon. what squeezed balloon? dis one? mhm. we can't [? can] make another b'loon. we can't? let's do 'bout dis. dis look like a fire xxx. it looks like what? a fire. a fire? yep. de missiles. de fire. it's going to... it's going to what?
it's going to be sticky. it's gonna roll de ship off de boat. watch it. alright. don't get it on the rug Adam. whoops. ups a daisy. whoops a daisy. xxx blueberry? no not a blueberry. what kind a blueberry? it's not a blueberry. dat berry. is it? watch it ski. [spreads sticky plastic substance on a pencil] you wanna watch it again? watch it do what? watch it ski. watch it ski? yeah. how does it ski? ski like... you wanna do that? let's do that again. d' you wanna make another one? yeah. make another ski. [blowing another balloon] that's enough.
put it... I got a little one. mhm. I take it off. not yet. that's enough for one. take it off. shall I make it bigger? yeah. an' bigger an' bigger... you sticky. very. Mommy I got sticky. you di'n('t) throw it to me. oh that was a big hit. what did you do? put a hole in it. I goin' put a bag in it. you're going to put a bag in it? [squeezes balloon] shame on you. shame on you. yes. let's do some watches. [finds toy watch in Ursula's bag] let's do some watches. let's do some of dis. what dis? let's do some of dis kind a watches put it on me. put it on me.
dis is a watch. mhm. on your neck. [Ursula's necklace watch] dis is a tiny watch. this one is for you. this is your watch. I got a watch. can you tell the time? yeah. what time is it? fourteen o'clock. fourteen o'clock? Daddy have a watch. what? Daddy have a watch. Daddy has a watch? is it like that one? ouch. [trying to take watch off wrist] ouch. I can't say ouch. I can't take it off. dis way Mommy. may I see it? yes. dis another kind o' watch. oh what kind of watch is that? it's turn. it turns.
it's... [playing with toy watch] I don't have a... it's de number. I can go to bed at three. I can eat lunch at four o'clock. I can turn dat. what time do you go to bed? fourteen eight b. I got b-s. b-s? I goin' get number. number two. number two? I can go to bed with number two. with number two? what time is that two o'clock? yeah. well what d' you do at twelve o'clock? wake up. you wake up at twelve o'clock? what d' you do at seven o'clock? play. you play. I turn de watch. are you winding it up? yes. what watch? wowie. dis same just like dis.
I want some... well Adam. what? what else is in the bag? oh cups. [tea set wrapped in plastic] you take dose out. you take those out. I can't take dose out. you take them. oh no it will be fun for you to do. I can't. let's see what's in here. what d' you see? forks and knifes. what happen? Mommy where dis goes? it must be the top to the sugar dish. is that the sugar dish? no. where's [? where] de sugar dish? and a knife here. open the door. I caught. [means I'm caught] [spoon talking] take dis off. what dat? take dis off. I can eat dat supper.
Mommy what I eat in? what I use de fork? where de plate? well just pretend that this is a plate. what are you eating? eating some spaghetti. some spaghetti? Mommy what d' you wan' me put on. some what I xxx in 'ere? just pretend that you have coffee in there. what? tea rather. water. d' you wan' me put some milk? no just pretend. what I going to use? d' you know how to put the knives and forks and spoons on the table? I going eat some... make this your table. I going make the table on the floor. two spoons. two of them. I goin' in the drawer. in the drawer? I goin' put dem in 'e dish. Mommy what dat noise? well that's the noise they make when you hit them together. Mommy where dis go? dis... d' you wan' me put some water in dat?
no just pretend. I want some water. pretend you have water. d' you wan' me... [pours imaginary coffee for mother] don't drink it it's hot. don't drink it? it's hot? would you serve Urs'la some coffee? yep. dey not hot. they're not hot now? thank you Adam. I going turn some water for me. you turn the water on for you? yep. you want some forks. forks? alright. ouch! a fork hit me. I ready for my lunch. tired. my goodness Adam you tire very easily. what I should to eat? what I eat? you want some ice cream? Mommy we going have some ice cream. what kind of ice cream? some sugars.
sugar snacks ice cream. oh I guess that must be very good ice cream. you got enough plate. [imaginary food] we having supper. what you want? what do I want? yeah. um I'd like a hamburger. okay. I got some for you. thank you. you didn't ask Urs'la what she wanted. d' you have some ketchup for it? yeah. dose are ketchups. [nota benne] I bought some in 'e store. oh thank you. an' I goin' throw dem 'way. what will I use for ketchup tomorrow if you throw it away? two fork. how many spoons? four. [using toy tea set and pretend food] d' you wan' me put dem right in 'ere? dat one 'nough. you got some 'nough dish. I what? you got some 'nough tea.
I have enough tea? yep. with some forks in it. Mommy what you want? huh? what you want? what d' you mean what do I want? do I want coffee or tea? tea. you want tea? yes I'd like some tea. oh thank you. here's some rice. some rice? Mommy what you want? some tea? I have some tea thank you. you want some sugar? yes. Mommy le' me get de fork. I got... well there's another knife. Mommy let me cut it. are you cutting it for me? cutting some meat. oh. d' you wan' yours cut? why're you watching me? Mommy where de forks? you took them out there.
are they on the table? d' you wan' me serve serve you 'nother meat? do I want you to serve me another meat? yes please. I can cut dem. you what? I cut dem. you cut it for me? what kind of meat is this? hamburger. hamburger. thank you. I xxx goin' give you some tea. I carry some for me. you're carrying some for you. I goin' eat dem with xxx it's xxx plate. some what? some... I got some for me. Mommy eat it. I like hamburger. yeah. do I have any vegetables? yep. what kind of vegetables? I goin' give you some... some meat. oh I have some meat. I'd like some vegetables. okay.
I got some vegetables. what kind d' you have? I goin' see whoops. did you drop the vegetables? no. no? sticky. Mommy what's dat? that was just the tape I guess. dat... dat look like a tree. does it? dat look like a tree again. Mommy. d' you wanna tell Urs'la about the trees? I goin' show. [stands with legs wide apart] I saw some standing like dis. like a man. I saw a tree. the tree was shaped like that. Mommy eat it. don't you give Urs'la anything? I'd like a hamburger. somebody... it's very good. I turn some on. you did what? I turn some on. you turned some on?
I come back. you're coming back? I going give you some some... I going give you some food. what did you give us? to eat. I goin' xxx. Mommy. yes? what dat noise? oh that's Cecilia downstairs. what dat? she's downstairs. what she doing? I think that must be the washing machine. Mommy stop talking. Mommy you want some tea? yes thank you. Mommy where my plate? you mean your saucer? yeah. I think you can find it. d' you have a cream pitcher too? no. I goin' get some... dose are lobster. I goin' eat dose. lobster. Mommy eat your coffee. what kind of coffee is it?
xxx what kind of coffee? Mommy eat your lobster. here one for you. here one for me. oh very good. I like lobsters. do you like lobster? yeah. did you tell Urs'la that you saw a lobster? I saw lobster with some legs on it. in a store? yeah. was it moving? no. did you see it in the store? no. where did you see it? I see it on Barney house. at Barney's house. what was it like? like a lobster. d' you wan' me put dem up? I goin' put dose lobster up. dose are lobster. whoops. dis fall out. it's fell out. perhaps if you try it the other way it won't fall down. put the handle down. down.
no the handle. d' you know what the handle is? what handle? the handle of the knife. turn it around. upside down. d' you wan' me do it? upside down? yes. dis one. Mommy d' you wan' me serve... whoops. Mommy let it stand up. Mommy... d' you wan' me... Mommy where dis wanna go? d' you wan' me serve some. some tea? let's see if you know what these things are. what'd you put in this? some water. what would you put in there? some water juice. some water juice? what would you put in here? water. what would you put in here? coffee. coffee? what I put in...
where would you put that? in dis one. [putting cover on bowl] di' 't fit? Mommy where dis goes? d' you know what we call this? [holds up saucer] I don't know. I thought you said you knew. a plate. yes it is a kind of plate. it's a saucer. saucer. I call it a saucer. call a saucer? a tea. teacup? yeah. Mommy what is dis a saucer? Mommy where dis go? I think it goes in there. d' you know what you put in that? yeah. what? sugar. Mommy what you put in dat? I think that's for tea or coffee or water. water. Mommy... oh no.
dis same just like dis. are they just the same? yeah. are they just the same? they're no different? yep dey different. how are they different? thirty times. thirty times what? like a nut. Mommy d' you wan' me put a pole on it? a what? a yyy pole. a jingle pole? what is that? from de park. from the park? yeah. is that where you got it? from a sing a song. from singing a song? I don't remember a song like that. Mommy d' you wan' me turn dat upside down? Adam where did you see the lobster? in the water? at Barney house. inside the house? why dose lobsters? because that's what they were born to be. d' you wan' me let dem bite my finger?
no. why not? it might hurt. with the teeth? they got some teeth? do lobsters have teeth? Mommy they can talk? no. why not? they got some teeth? I don't think so. why not they don't got some teeth? [why don't they have any teeth?] they don't need teeth. how dey can't talk? they don't talk like we talk. I think they talk to each other. yep they talk to each other. the peoples going jump in 'e boat. Mommy dey going to fish Mommy? they're going to jump in the boat and go fish? yep. what kind of fish will they catch? catch a lion... catch a lion? fish. a lion fish? what other kind of fish do you think? whales. whales?
dey taking dose whales out a here. they're taking the whales out? what other kind of fish will they get? dey get yyy fish. they get what? ninety fish. three four ninety fish. they'll get ninety fish. ninety. they'll get ninety? yep. and some Adams. and some Adams! is there a fish named Adam? I saw one down 'n 'ere. you saw one down there named Adam? yeah. how could there be a fish named Adam? Adam. now let's go downstairs and see Celia. she's down there. she'll be up in a little while. where she went? she didn't go any place. what she doing? I don't know. she's doing something. what she doing doing something? what she doing? I don't know what she's doing.
le' me see. [looks in bag with Ursula] well let her look. what is dis? what is that? number red pencil. look in here. I don't see pencil. try again. you didn't look all the way down. I saw pencil. dis one. [spreads plastic balloon substance on pencil] dis going to ski. going to ski? well no it doesn't wanna ski. what kind of skiing? blue one ski. I going make a road. Adam that's very sticky. look in the bag and see what you find to write on. some games? what kind pencil? [a pen that writes red and blue] that's a very special one. I can't take it out. what happened to it? look Adam. what color is this? blue.
what color is this? red. which one d' you want? dis one. alright then look. I want dis one. why don't you try that one first? a line. a line? I going make some groceries. e o m groceries. what d' you want? [pretending to take his mother's order for groceries] some soap. you want some food with some soap in it? you want some... you going to the grocery store to get some food? what you want? what do I want? yep. ["writing" grocery order] I'd like a can opener. okay. and some Jello. okay. what you want? ice cream. okay. Mommy what you want? lemonade.
Mommy what you want? baby food. Mommy what you want? some cereal. what you want? bacon. okay! d' you like bacon? yes. what you want? potatoes. what you want? nothing? what you want? I need some peach jam. what you want? tomato soup. what you want? some macaroni. what you want? and two gallons of milk. what you want? and toothpaste. what you want? I think that's all I need today thank you. let me turn page for you? yes alright. what you want? some twine for clothes line. Mommy what you want?
some bibs for Paul. what you want? some shoe polish for Adam. shoe polish for me. what you want? some hooks for my curtain rod. what you want? I think that's about all I need. what you want? %add: Ursula can I write down what you want? I want cereal baby soup. d' you wan' me turn another one? what else d' you want Adam? draw baby food for you. what else d' you need from the store? Mommy what you want? I don't think I need anything else thank you. you want some baby food for me? an' some you going buy some Paul food for me. some of Paul's food for you? yeah. some polish. some polish for you? yeah. where dis goes? it goes there. can you tell Urs'la about the little poem you made up the other day? a poem. Mommy what poem?
the one you were singing at the table. what? what was it? the bunny xxx hop and the bunny at play. I'd like to be a bunny today. like a bunny day like a bunny hop today. that's very nice. xxx I do at the table. he had another one but I don't remember it. bunny play bunny play. I like a bunny day. I got enough. got enough. I want dis... [plays with two-color pen] what I like? what I do? what I like? push this one back and you choose another one. come out please. %add: pen point where de pencil go? which one did you choose Adam? what you want Mommy? I don't think I need anything else thank you. is there something I can for you? I want some polish. some polish. what else do you need? some polish shoes and some black colors.
with some two and three. I want some two and three. two and three what? two three some polish. and what else? groceries. some groceries. I got enough. what I push it down? [two-color pen] green one. push the green one? what green one I use? push this up. help me. alright. put your finger on top of mine. where dat pencil go? where pencil go? it disappeared. do dis one. which one? push it down with me? hear a little click? a little click. Mommy. no no no. don't write on your arm. write on the paper. I goin' make a picture on my arm.
no no no. have you ever seen anybody with a picture on their arm? yeah outside painting. I saw one with a two shovels [? shovel]. with two shovels? d' you wan' me write on my arm? no. why not? can you draw a circle? Mommy you draw a circle. you useta have a book about a tattooed man Adam. Jesus. [points to dots on paper] what book? what? Jesus. Mommy what book? let me write my arm. remember the circus parade and the tattooed man? can you draw a square? dis is a square. is that a square? you scratch me with my arm. oh I'm sorry. did I scratch you with your arm? yeah. Adam d' you remember what this is? yep. now Mommy what is dis? what does this look like?
round an' round just like a circle. Mommy what is dis? [kicks ground with feet] no no Adam. dat a... let me make drum like a feet. no. xxx drum like a feet. no no. open it. [finds Ursula's address book] open it please. d' you wan' me draw a picture in it? no not in that thank you. yep. [looking through pages] why she write? that's an address book. I write down how to get here. how to get here? how to get to your new house. mine. yes this is the first time I've been here. first you been here mine. first you... d' you wan' me cut de knife? [has pad of papers in different colors] wan' me cut de paper? d' you wan' me cut it? d' you wan' me cut to pieces?
no. I hafta cut it. hafta cut it? why d' you hafta cut it? d' you wanna cut it? no why do you hafta cut it? is there a special reason why it should be cut? yep. what is it? a string in it. I goin' put a hole in it. a big hole. see a picture of you. a picture of me? that's a nice picture of me. I goin' tear another hole. you hafta hold it. I can cut it with a knife. watch me. I can... that's enough. Mommy what I goin' draw I better cut dis off. you better cut this off? I goin' do some. I goin'... alright. that's enough now. I have to take some off. don't you think you have enough? I goin' use a blue one.
you're going to use a blue one? to write on. to write on? dis is a color one. I goin' draw. I goin' draw some groceries on it. I put a stick on it. d' you draw groceries? I goin' stick a hole in it. why are you doing that? no no Adam you may break the pen. I will cut. ups a '... I tear a pieces. I told you. there are some blue ones and some white ones but where are the yellow ones? dere [? they're] behind me. they're behind you? yeah. would you hand them to me? I been doing a game. I been... you want some coffee? okay. we doing the best. we can do some games and tear the papers off. [comes in] she's waiting for her coffee. [pretend coffee] it's cooking.
cooking. it's cooking. I draw a picture of you. %add: Celia me? I draw a picture of Mommy. I draw a picture of you. %add: Ursula I draw a picture of Robin. dat's all. look at dat. jingle. dat looks like a picture of a jingle. of a what? a sign say Adam Smith. a what? a sign say Adam Smith. the sign says Adam Smith. I goin' write another picture. oh here's a little table. I got a hole in it. an' a hole in it. careful not on the rug. it's going be clean. it's going to be what? it's going be clean. I draw my picture. not on your leg on the paper. I goin' draw a picture of... can you draw a picture of a triangle?
put one dere put one dere and one dere. you do have three lines don't you? [coughs]. oh you had too much coffee? you hafta be careful not to drink so much. okay. [pretends to drink from tea cup] careful don't drink too fast Adam. I eat it... I don't have some too much. you don't have some too much? I got some too much. was that too much that time? no. no. don't write on the couch dear. Mommy use dis one. [pen] push down like dis. d' you push it like that? dis way. up. would you show me how? put it up. dat's right. an' push it. down. [making plastic balloons] you push down an' play with de... now Mommy you blow dat up.
dat's for skiing. for skiing? yep. it's for skiing. you blow like dis. alright. you wanna do it? did you show Cecelia the watch? look at dat watch. %add: Cecelia it's a fourteen o'clock. is that late? no. it's supper. oh it's supper. Mommy I goin' pull it out. you don't needta pull it anymore. where's the other part of it? the other part is over here. show Cecelia how is works. [balloon popped] blow. [balloon popped] what dat noise? it popped. it said xxx. it said what? [Note "d' you wan' me" is often pronounced without juncture "dyouwanme"] it said xxx. Momma let me...
I goin' draw a picture. d' you wan' me write on... it's going to pop two of dem. oh yes. what's that? jingle. shall I take it out for you Adam? I goin' make a green xxx. you're going to make a what? a green um. a green arm? what's a green arm? green eight arm it is going to pop. what dat noise? [balloon popped] what d' you think it was? a pop. yes. was it a big one or a small one? a big one. that was a big pop? pop pop pop. dere de pop go. gi' me another one. you don't need another do you? ?[stamps on balloon] I need some more. yep I need some more. I need some more. Adam shall I get your scissors and you may cut some paper.
hi Urs'la. [goes part way down the stairs] [calling] hi Adam. you went up upstairs? yes I'm upstairs. you might fall down. you might fall down on me Ursula. I won't fall down on you. oh look what you found. look at dat. I dropped em. I spilled dem. alright now. what're you going to draw? draw some cookies. one pop out. two pop out. green. down rains. over dat one. dat one. [showing his "drawing"] Mommy what is dat? what is it? Mommy tell me. tell you what I think it is? yes. it looks like a house. dis look like dat a house.
dis look like a fence with a house. with a leg on it with a leg standing like dis. oh with a leg standing like that? like a tree. [shows Celia his drawing] I goin' make a tree down dere. [shows Celia his drawing] come here. [shows Celia his drawing] %add: Celia what is that? a fish next a house. a fish next to the house? a fish with a bone on it. look at dat one. look at dat big fish cross. whoops a daisy. I goin' make a cross. Mommy look at dat big big a. dat a tall... [tries to attach drawing to wall] well let's draw and then we'll put your pictures up. I goin' put pictures... I goin' put a picture on. what're you doing? I goin' put magic drawing board. oh you're going to make a magic drawing board? yeah. just like Captain Bob have. I got a picture.
you have? Mommy come here. [puts picture on ironing board] alright. don't touch the fish. don't touch the fish? I can touch it. touch it Mommy touch it. what kind of fish? Bob fish. Bob fish? iron fish. oh an iron fish. [ironing board has two irons on it facing each other] Mommy they talking. oh they're talking? each other. they're talking to each other? what're they saying? saying Mommy what you going to eat supper with? dat de boy dat de mommy. [pointing to two irons in turn] oh? what's the boy's name? dat Adam with Mommy walking to de picture of a picture fish. a picture. [gives Adam green stamps] I got some stamps for me. I can take some stamps. I can play with dose.
may I have one? no. I'd like to have one. uhuh. [licks stamp until every trace of glue is gone and then tries to stick it onto paper.] don't have dose. [licks stamp until every trace of glue is gone and then tries to stick it onto paper.] they don't stick very well. why not? why it stick? you've got too much water on it maybe. just lick it a little. so it can get on. see? I goin' lick dis a little. dis can't stick Celia. goodbye. [noise of car brakes screeching outside] dat must be a you was dat bus. went away Mommy? that what? dat bus went away? that bus went away? yes. [Adam and his mother had waited at the bus stop for Ursula] she can get some more bus? yes another bus. Harvard Square bus. yes Harvard Square bus. Momma how d' you know dat's Harvard Square bus?
because I can read. you going to fall. %add: Celia who is going down stairs. goodbye. goodbye. what cha doing? playing. what chu playing? playing game. what kind o' game? what kind o' game? uhhuh. Tommy's game. what? Tommy game. can I play? no. no? why? because sh... Shadow Gay. [leaves] told me. dat's right goodbye go. I goin' put some too much. I can't fix it. [adding stamps to page already filled with stamps] I think you hafta try another one Adam. try dis one. I goin' draw a picture.
I goin'... is that a picture of anything special? yep. what is it? you. me? I goin' finish all done. I'm going to finish all done. dis went away. come back old truck. [from one of Adam's books] here fat little duck. come back old truck. here fat little duck I made. I working so hard. yes you are. yeah. I goin' be all finished with you. what's funny? you. xxx again. dat silly. that looks like you're making a salad Adam. just like Mommy do. I goin' make a fish over here. Mommy she going to Harvard Square? yes when she goes home she'll catch the Harvard Square bus. I goin' ride a bus with Urs'la. d' you wan' me ride de bus? not today one day.
ride on 'e Harvard Square bus? yes. oh with Urs'la? yes. you? you. Celia? yes. oh wowie! I have a Harvard Square bus. you what? I don't have Harvard Square bus. you don't like the Harvard Square bus? no. why not? because it's dirty. no it's not dirty. yeah. no busses are usually pretty clean. pretty dirty. no. yep. I goin' use it all up dem. [use up all the stamps] that's very pretty. Mommy what are dose? matches. they're matches? yep. I better put dose coffee in.
dis doesn't fit. no. dey... Mommy what is dis came out? what is dis came out? what d' you mean Adam? dis came out. Mommy I ready for my lunch. you're ready for your lunch? yep. what would you like for your lunch? I want some macaroni. some macaroni? I'm afraid we don't have any macaroni. yep we have some macaroni. Mommy le' me play with dat. play with this? yeah. okay. Mommy what you picking up? macaroni. [pretend macaroni] here's some macaroni. I want some macaroni at supper. here's some milk. [also imaginary] an' macaroni? and macaroni. can I dump it? into your macaroni?
I don't think you'd like that. you have macaroni and cheese. dis make me eat. it makes you eat? dis sometimes makes me cry. this sometimes makes you cry? yep. because Shadow Gay drink my milk. because Shadow Gay drinks his milk. I drink all up. very good. put me to bed. put you to bed? yes. here's a bed right here. night night have a nice nap. what is dis? [nameplate with David's name on it.] it's a sign. what dat sign came from Mommy? d o m. Mommy it's moves. it moves? Mommy what it's do? what d' you mean it moves? do. what does it do? yep. it has someone's name on it. me?
no not your name. whose name d' you think? I don't know. Robin. Robin? not Robin. David. where Robin? dat David? yes that's David. dat Robin? no that's Bellugi. that's David's last name like your last name is Smith. my name is Smith? mhm. Mommy I want some macaroni. you want some macaroni. I want gi' me some macaroni. I just gave you some more. gave some more. [food is still pretend] you have some more? [food is still pretend] I got enough. [food is still pretend] [pushes away plate] oh you didn't want very much macaroni did you? yeah. I got enough. I got a too much.
d' you wan' me spill my macaroni? please don't spill your macaroni. put some more in it. did you eat all of that? yeah. alright. my macaroni? does it taste very good Adam? yep. here's some salt. yep. I got xxx enough for me serve my macaroni. Mommy put some more in it. alright. mm. Mommy gi' me some more macaroni. d' you wan' me lie down? xxx my fork. your fork? there it is. I got enough macaroni. alright. would you like anything else? yes. what? some macaroni at the table. [real not pretend food!] I want some in 'n 'ere. [pointing to dining room] I want some now.
dey goin' roll. xxx dat one... it's going 'round like a motor scooter like a barrel of fun. like a barrel... like a barrel of fun? yep. Mommy gi' me some macaroni in the dining room. in the dining room? yeah. alright. would you like to pick the things up now? Urs'la want some. wants some too? wants [? want] some macaroni for me. Mommy want some Beefaroni for Adam. you didn't pick everything up. look behind you. I made a picture. I have some I've [? I] got enough. okay pick up the knife. we have another one. what about the book? and another picture I made. I got enough picture. there's a pen there. where's magic pen? pen pen. I got enough. let me have some macaroni Mommy. alright.
she going going to have some lunch? Mommy what is dat? [picture of children dancing on Ursula's bag] what are dose? children. what kind o' children? children playing. why dey playing? what dat one doing? look at dat one. look Adam they're all singing and dancing around. why dey singing? they're at a camp singing songs. let's go eat some lunch. [adjourn to dining room where Adam has crackers etc. for lunch] go! she going eat? peanut butter. hi. %add: baby Paul in his crib you goin' back today? okay go back. Cocoamarsh jar of Cocoamarsh. Cocoamarsh. jar of Cocoamarsh. alright. get up here. dis. xxx put some peanut butter. wait for the peanut butter man.
Mommy you want xxx peanut butter. you know what? what? Mr Peanut Butter pickle man. pickle man. yeah someone. Mommy I want some tops to it. oh tops to it? I want some two tops. dat one xxx you have. go 'round the merry-go-round. ah that tastes good doesn't it Adam? mm. good merry-go-round. I want some. I want... jumping for joy aren't you? %add: baby Paul he jumping for joy. why Paul jumping for joy? he's happy. dis make it go round de merry-go-round. where's the merry-go-round? right here. one two. dat one dat two dat three dat four. four five six. what're you doing? I want some cheese. romper domper stomper boo.
[rhyme from Romper Room] can I cut you a slice? yeah I want two three four five six. just one. I want two. d' you want the cover on it? yep. I don't want cover on it. say thank you. thank you. what you do? what is dat? what you doing? Mommy you want some crackers? I don't think so thank you. yeah. you want some cheese. Mama crack... did you sing a song for Urs'la? did you sing Yankee Doodle? Yankee Doodle went to town. riding a what? pony. what'd he do? stuck a feather. where? right there. and what did he call it? call it macaroni. can you say hello?
say hello. what he say? why he sing about something? I don't know. Mommy d' you wan' me put my legs like dis? that's right. put them in front of you. and come back? [pulls his mother's hair as Adam watches] d' you wan' me pull Urs'la hair? no. why not? no. no. no. oh what dat noise? de clock went off. [sings]. what Paul say? what he say? I don't know. he's talking to you about something. I got pepper. d' you like cheese Adam? mhm. what d' you have on your cracker? some peanut butter. is that your favorite kind? yep Mr Pickle peanut butter. why is that Mr Pickle?
from the t' set I watch. from the tv set? yep Mr Pickle from the tv set I can watch. Mommy can't [? can] let me watch Mr Pickle. does she let you watch it? yeah. I've never seen Mr Pickle. what does he look like? look like with a hat on him. I think there's a piece of cheese on your plate. I getting bigger. you're really getting very tall Adam. like you. like me yes. dat's stinky. [Cheese] stinky. dat xxx and stinky. me and stinky. what's on your glass Adam? Flintstones. oh Flintstones. Mr Flin'stone. Mommy let me watch Mr Flintstone. Mommy what? let me watch it. no you don't. [singing to cheese] no you go way. hunm.
what're you doing? squinking. [blinks his eyes] who does that Adam? you. Rocky. Rocky? Rocky do like dat. is Rocky somebody on tv? Mommy let me watch Rocky. [breaks his cheese into many pieces] it's squeezing it so I can eat de pieces. look at my Cocoamarsh. Mommy let me watch some Cocoamarsh. how d' you watch Cocoamarsh? Cocoamarsh. is that on tv too? no. Mommy let me watch Zorex. Mommy let you watch what? Zorex. what? Zorex. Zorex. it's a drink you mix. watch Mommy make it. an' mix it. you mix it? yes. mix it.
mix it with what? with dat thing. oh no not with my mixer. why not? I just put water in it. Rocky. xxx there's a balcony on the next floor. %add: Ursula Mommy what floor? on the floor downstairs. downstairs? the little balcony where you play outside. de water. I saw friend two friend four friends. you saw some friends? yep. where was that? from de park down de street. did you meet some friends there? yeah meet some mans. oh you did? yeah. what was his name? I don't know. oh you don't know his name? yeah. what his name? you mean the little children who came to visit you? yeah. do you remember their names?
yeah. what were their names? I don't know. oh. what is that? bow an' arrow. Mommy what are dose? d o m. I got some on my arm. I made a picture. you come back Urs'la. Mommy where de part go? where it went? what it do? I don't know. Mommy what you going to do? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Adam/040401.cha = = = [A new child has appeared on the scene. His name is Diandra and he is three years old. The Smiths are taking him into their home and for a few months to see if the environment will improve his rate of development. He has just begun to walk and imitates a few words, but doesn't really talk much yet. He cries a lot in this session and so several times Mrs Smith takes Diandra and Paul out of the room. Not many of Paul's or Diandra's sounds are transcribed.] Paul dat's mine. my truck. Paul yours doesn't go so fast. I got big bat. I gonna play baseball. I can play go up with Daddy and Mommy and Paul. go up? yeah and baseball too. how d' you play go up? you give each one a car and den you... [Ursula has brought movie camera and takes some film in the early part of this session]
it's a movie camera. a tv camera. a movie camera. a movie camera. does it show movies? no it takes movies then you show them later on. here. [brings pencil and paper to Ursula] thank you! he knows what I'm sposta do. I'm 'posed to knock dis down. hey Mommy. dat's how we do. no we having trouble. are you having trouble? yeah. thank you. [cries]. hey Grace Urs'la knocked the curtain down. [crying]. oh Adam. what're you doing? I'm so excited 'bout camera movies. I'll show you how we wind it up. you can do this part. look Grace. now is dis enough? can you take a picture of Mommy? see? she goin' take a picture of you and me.
xxx movie so excited. we had a halloween party. and we had a halloween church party. oh did you Adam? what was your costume? I had a pirate costume. David had just the same. I got the same too. I like to go to parties. I like to go different parade. why you winding up by yourself? you help me. almost finished. dat winded up huh? [films] oh Paul and Adam. I think I'll [? I] get dis. look. Mommy look. [A small drink dispenser] I think we need a tray to set it on and a little bit of water. a tray. I wonder what dis for? something like a flat water pumper? hey Paul. here's a water... hey what's dis glass for? you put water in there. and then I see de holes too. that's right.
[goes out for water] [cries]. water! what's dis for? Paul no! now can we put de water in dere? mhm. I think it's tonic. Paul stop Paul. she's gonna put it in dere. if you take it away she's gonna put you in dere too! oh you're taking your turn alright? Mommy dat's enough! alright. would you like some under here? lots a bubbles. would you like some Diandra? [says Diandra may stay with them for three months until he goes back to a psychiatrist] Grace Mommy. d' you want me... Mommy is dat yours? I'm gonna use some. well put your bowl down. now we all have some more. dat's a funny water fountain. dat's a water fountain. a water fountain. I'm getting me some more. I'm gonna see. I hope dis water dat's another.
water fountain. just put some water in dere and den it squeezes out. Mom dese are lots of different things. water things huh? yes. dat's a different thing and dat's a different thing. oh what else is a different thing? dat's for water. put it through dere. and den it splashes out and den you. have some water. just give me some. dere no more in dere. I'm going get me some more. you're spilling what you have. Mom now can I have some more? I didn't have some. I want some. all gone. Mommy I want some more. I want a full cup of dat. well I don't think there's any more in there. take it out then. Mom I want... Paul don't bother me. would you like some help Adam? [refilling drink dispenser] yeah. now it's hard. Paul I don't think she needs your help.

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