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dang. [growly voice] everything clean. dang. [growly voice] jump? nga jump? ready to jump down? please. okay. jump down. [lifting S] good jump. now look how well you walk around. [D puts highchair away; S wanders off mumbling; tape off/on at 9.56] [Wednesday morning; D waking S up] up? good mornin', Little Bird. it 's Wednesday the eleventh. up? please. say pick me up. pickyaup. okay. oh. didja wake up? did you wake up? tape recorder. yes. tape recorder.
turn xxx... n down? wait. I wanna get you a... do we need a diaper? [checking S's diaper] no? oh I know, first le' 's do our prayers. 'kay? bless Daddy? le' 's do our prayers. put your hands together. [they do prayers 4 lines, all Daddy] God bless Mommy? God bless Daddy? God help me every day. thank you God. amen. 'kay now we need t' get diaper. your diaper is toot. toot. toot. stay here a minute. an' wait. Daddy'll get a diaper. [D goes to get a dry diaper; silence] pau. xxx xxx down. xxx xxx. [S starts rustling or waving something that sounds like paper; D comes back]
oh you're fallin' off th' bed. you're fallin' off th' bed. [S laughs; diaper rustles] your diaper is wet an' dirty. dry diaper? dry diaper. dry dia'. at least no-no. no-no. let me get your legs back. I wanna... [S makes mumbly noises] it 's gross. it 's a bad diaper. [S makes mumbly noises] oh no. yucky. it 's yucky. [S protests ng ding ding ding; escalates into a fuss by 2.34] stop fussin' about that. a dang. [small protests follow] all clean. [hi-lo] all pau. tape 'corder. tell me Bird. tell me about school. who is at school. Nancy.
Nancy? n Debbie? Debbie? un Michael? Michael? Marcus trampoline? [more tentatively] Michael trampoline... [softly, trying to figure out what S said] Marcus. trampoline? Marcus? how 'bout the slide. tell me 'bout the slide. slide. up. wait we 're not ready yet. get your diaper on. n down? down? a up. a jump down? 'kay. [D gets S down.] good for you. down you go. ball. a walkwalk. [S is mumbling and hard to hear] walkwalk.
walk xxx xxx. walk xxx... ball. roundround. n down? [S is far away and hard to hear] roundround. up? ball. [4.51 tape off/on] wait. don't close that. no don't close that. Daddy 'as... [S screeches in protest, drowning out D!] Daddy needs that door open for a minute. down? down! you're down. hungry? [lo-hi] are you hungry? please. wha' do you want. please. hungry? [lo-hi] hungry? [lo-hi] wha' do you want.
hungry? [lo-hi] please. [silence except for clicks] xxx xxx. [sounds like sound play] xxx... what do you want. [very clear this time!] is 'at what you're sayin'? want. n ba'. [lo-hi] ba'. [lo-hi] hungry? [lo-hi] hungry? [lo-hi] hungry? [lo-hi] please. well let Daddy get you some oatmeal. please. [short silence] oatmeal? please. [clunks and rattles] hot. [soft or far away; silence except for ball bouncing; 6.26 tape off/on]
oatmeal? please. jus' gettin' your oatmeal all together. good oatmeal. get a together. together. tape recorder. say peanut butter an' jelly. peanut butter jelly! yes. babaa. [hi-lo] oatmeal? please. fix it? [lo-hi] fix it? [lo-hi] yes Daddy 's gonna fix it. [stirring oatmeal] it 's all stirred up nice... ah! [loudly] wha' do you wanna drink. please. y' w'nt milk? please. okay. milk? moomilk!
[moo-milk noise] hungry? please. milk? please. oatmeal? please. oatmeal? [silence] milk? there 's 'ome milk. le' 's get your highchair out? [D getting highchair] tray? please. tray? [singsongy] ball? ready? please. come on. come here. quick! no-no xxx. you can n't back away from me. mwuh. [kisses S] come here. [D puts S in highchair] 's your tray?
and here 's. y'r cup o' milk? say cup of milk. [very clear model] cup a milk. there 's s'me oatmeal. ball? please. ball? there 's 'e ball. please. xxx xxx? xxx xxx xxx. [overlapping S] ball? please. [D stirring S's oatmeal] 't 's windy today. gonna be a storm. please. [whispered; D still stirring S's oatmeal] oatmeal? please. oatmeal? please. [silence] xxx xxx. [his mouth sounds full] xxx xxx. [silence]
lalalight. lalalight. lalalight. 's it good oatmeal? slide. [effort] wha' do you do on the slide? down da slide. down the slide. tha' 's right. moomilk. moomilk! [silence] hi. [silence] oatmeal? [silence] milk? please. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Peters/020024a.cha = = = [Spencer St. apt.] okay Little Bird? it 's November the eleventh. and we 're gonna sit down and tell a story. did you wan' 'o tell a story? [1.5 sec] you wan' tell story with Daddy? n tell story Daddy? well come on.
sit on Daddy's lap. [1.2 sec rustling] what story do you wan' 'o hear. crocodile. well? okay. once u'... [1 sec] upon time? 'pon a time there was a... crocodile. crocodile. [they overlap, then short pause] and he lived in... river. river. [latching, in confirmation] un close it? [fiddling with tape recorder cover, 1.6 sec] and his... [continuing story] yes. that 's th' tape recorder. [acknowledging Seth's interest; rustling sounds] you can open it and close it. [1.5 sec] and his friend the monkey... xxx a tree? lived in a tree. a' all day...
[1 sec] h' ate mangos. he ate sweet mangos. [pause after "ate" emphasizes "sweet"; 1.3 sec] and sometime he would... [1.3 sec] throw away mango. [some effort with articulation] throw the mangos down to his friend... [articulating distinctly] crocodile? [overlaps with D's next line] the crocodile. [1 sec] sometimes the crocodile would take those... mangos? [high, inquiring pitch] mangos... xxx a wife. to his wife. [same intonation as S; 1 sec] and his wife said... [stress on every word; 1.4 sec] oh! oh. [short pause] your friend, the... monkey? monkey. who lives in a...
tree? tree. and he eats... mangos. mangos all... day! [very final intonation] all day long. [correcting, short pause] his heart... [1 sec] very sweet. ["very" is soft and tentative] mus' be very sweet. I wanna... ["I" is very strong] eat it. eat it. [latching on to S; 1 sec pause] th' crocodile said... [1 sec] oh! [wrong line] oh no! [correcting; 1 sec] but he could n't talk her out of it. [very distinctly, slight pause in middle] and she made him... [very distinctly] trick da monkey.
[first word shouted enthusiastically] trick the monkey. [1 sec] so he went to the monkey. and he said... [clunking in background; 1 sec] if you climb down that tree? and jump up on my back. we'll swim out in the... river. [very softly] an' I'll... a give you a ride. [starts softly, picks up at "ride"] I'll give you a ride. uma get down? [voice turned away from mike; 1 sec] and so the monkey... climbed down the... [1 sec] tree? and he jumped up... [1.5 sec] ran down a tree. [very mushy attempt!] jumped up on the crocodile's back... [2.3 sec] and the crocodile... [3.5 sec] swam...
[prompting for the next word; 1 sec] a river. in the river an' gave... him ride. gave him a ride. [2.5 sec during which D takes a big breath] an' the crocodile... [overlap w/ Seth starts between the and crocodile] crocodile swam across. [overlap w/ Dad at crocodile] and the crocodile started to... cry! he told the monkey... whole story. the whole story. [1.5 sec] an' the monkey said... that 's okay but... I left my... in tree. I left my heart... [1 sec] tree. [low pitch] hanging in the tree. [1 sec] we hafta... back an' get it. go back an' get it. they swam.
an' so they swam in the river. [S pulling his toy box, getting out blocks] they swam to the river bank... [1 sec] an' the monkey... [1.5 sec] jumped off... [blocks tumble; 1.5 sec] an' 'e... [more blocks tumble; 1.5 sec] ran up the tree... oh Sethie Poo? an' 'e ran up the tree... oh Seth! oh Sethie Poo. [imitating and overlapping S] oh Seth. [blocks tumble again; hard to hear D] say to you at school. [S cries out, blocks fall, S starts laughing crazily] alright but I wan' 'o finish this story. [firmly] now the monkey ran up the tree. [quickly, in order to finish] an' he said... somebody... [1 sec] stole heart. [drops a block] somebody stole my heart.
[clearly but fast] an' the monkey an' the crocodile were f'... [pauses in the middle of a word] friends for'... [S and D overlap] ever... [simultaneous with Dad's friends, then repeats clearly] ever after. forever after. un tell story? no! [surprisingly sharp; 1 sec] what story do you wan' 'o hear. crocodile. crocodile? [puzzled] we just told it. [1.5 sec] crocodile. [2 sec] crocodile. [D overlaps end of S's utt] we just told the crocodile story. [1.7 sec silence, then they speak together] other story. d' you wan' 'o hear... [.6 sec silence] crocodile. what other story. [3.5 sec silence]
'pon a time. [guessing what S is trying to say; 1.5 sec] well what 's the other story. do you like the other story? [1 sec silence] other story. what is it story about? the other story. [2.4 sec silence] the rabbit? and the... [1 sec] tape recorder? [2 sec] thankyou. [2 sec; handing cookie to D] thankyou. [2 sec; overlaps with D's next utt] you finished you pau with that cookie. [.7 sec] m cookie some more? okay. [1.7 sec] you want me to take that cookie away? no? you want me to eat it? [starting a teasing game; 1.7 sec] you want Daddy to eat it? [1 sec] no?
you want Daddy to choke your neck? no? [1.5 sec] un choking neck? choke your neck! [1.5 sec] you want Daddy to give you the Roosky Hooey? [trills /r/ of Roosky] Roosky Hooey? Roosky Hooey. [5 sec] Hooey! Hooey! [1 sec] Hooey! [1 sec] Hooey! [1 sec] Hooey! [shouting] Hooey. [falsetto] Roosky Hooey. Roosky Hooey. [loud and excited; 3.8 sec] uh. [2.5 sec, clunk] wa play ya block? [extremely mushy!; 1 sec] un play ya blocks?
d' you like to play wi' those blocks? [blocks clunking] can you stack them up? [slowly and clearly; 1 sec] did they show you at school how to build a house with the blocks? build a house? [blocks clunking] see? stack them up? one block up? an' another one on top of the other? [1 sec; sound of wind] oh look. see? [3 sec; some block sounds] stack them up like that? [4 sec] good. good for you. [3 sec; S knocks them down at 342] can you knock them down? [S laughs loudly 346-48; rustles] un go down a block? [3 sec] thankyou. [handing a block to D] okay thank you. n put back? okay where you want me to put it back? in the blo'?
in the box? no? you want me to put it up on... [block sounds] you want me to build it up? a build it up? [same intonation as D; 1 sec] okay Daddy build it up. there. [1 sec] build it up! Daddy 's makin' a tower. [3.4 sec] Daddy's making a tower out of these blocks. it 's high. [1 sec] see how high? [1 sec] high! if you push it it will fall down. a fall down! you could kick it with your foot. and it fall down. oh. [2 sec] help me. [wants to build another tower] hel'? [simultaneous with D] okay.
[simultaneous with S] I'm helping. [4 sec, building sounds, partially obscure next utt] knock it down? [building sounds continue] knock it down? [his pronunciation is improving!] knock it down? d' you want Daddy to build it back up? [1 sec] build? [1.5 sec] listen to the win' blow. [2 sec] listen to the wind blow how hard. [4 sec] listen a wind blow hard. help me. help me! [more insistent; 1 sec] help you do what. help me. [more softly; 1 sec] a put it tow'? [1 sec] we gonna build a tower? [1 sec] okay. [S and D overlap, D is quite soft] we do tower?
okay let 's do it. help me put the block up there. help Daddy. [2 sec] good. now Daddy 's gonna put one up here. [1 sec] now here 's one for you. [singsong;.8 sec] can you put it up there? [1.4 sec; block sounds] good. [2 sec] set it up. real. [D was going to say real carefully; blocks crash at 73] uhoh. [singsong; 1 sec] it fell down. [singsong] time to start over. [singsong; 2 sec] time to start over. [softly; 1 sec] good! that one stayed up. now Daddy 's gonna put one. [1 sec] a put one. wan put?
[simultaneous block clunk, then scraping sounds] un put this? one? [block falls] 'kay? [2.5 sec; blocks fall] good for you. [1 sec; then S and D speak together] tell me. what color is this block. green. no. it 's blue! [jolly tone this is a game;.6 sec] green. [playing too] it 's not green you turkey. there are n't any green blocks. it 's blue. [3 sec] what color 's one. [short pause then they speak together] blue. what col'... it blue. [1.5 sec] what color 's one. [.8 sec] what color 's this one. [taking back his role as questioner]
green! [a default answer when he doesn't know] it 's yellow! [his intonation implies you silly!; 1 sec] green. [quickly; drops a block, which obscure's D's next utt] it 's not green. it 's yellow. [i sec; another block drops] took it down. [blocks fall; S shouts with laughter as more fall; 5 sec] well did you knock it down? m knock it down? [rather soft and tentative] a knock? [soft; 1.5 sec] help me. [2.2 sec] there. [2.2 sec] good! good. [1.5 sec] put it! you built it up so nicely. you built a little tower. [1.2 sec] you built a little tower. [3.5 sec, a few blocks fall] un build a tower?
yes now watch Daddy build a tower. Daddy 's gonna build a tower. [soft narration] right over here. [1 sec] 't 's gonna be tall. and... and once we build it. then you can kick it and make it fall down. [2 sec] push it you know. push it and make it fall down? [4 sec, blocks fall in 2 clumps] good for you. awa shake it down. yes. [2.5 sec, more blocks fall] a shake a down. [loud, excited. blocks still falling] n shake a down. [softer, 1 sec] [soft, 1 sec block sounds, then they speak together] can you help Daddy? can you help Daddy build another tower? [1.6 sec, soft block sound] good. good make it stand up. now Daddy 's gonna put one on top. [1.8 sec, soft block sound] help me.
't 's high now okay. [1.7 sec, soft block sounds] gon' 'o put another one up there? [1 sec] un. [.8 sec] un put another one up. okay. [blocks fall] uhoh. [.6 sec] when it gets too high it just falls. [1 sec] that 's alright we jus' do it again. here. Daddy 's gonna put this one on top now. [1 sec silence] did you have diarrhea at at school today? diarrhea. [3 sec silence] diarrhea at school. yes Daddy wants to do the wash tonight. [blocks fall at "wash"; 2 more sec] ah! n put da other one? okay put the other one. uhoh. [3.6 sec; blocks fall, then silence, then they speak together] okay. dumdum!
[triumphant tada! exclamation; 1.4 sec silence] n. [1 sec silence] un put the other one? [2 sec silence, clunks] put the blue one. [4 sec] good! [1 sec] okay? un get da blue one? [rattling of blocks; 1 sec] there 's the blue one. yes get the blue one. [blocks fall, then silence] auwe Seth. [loud shout] oh Seth. [imitating Seth's intonation, but much softer; 1.7 sec] un put this one on? thankyou. [handing it to D] thank you. n put this one? okay it 's there. now here 's another blue one. d' you wan' it? can you put it up there? thankyou. you want Daddy to put it?
you wanna put it? say help me put it. on. [simultaneous with D] say help me put the block. help me put the block. okay. there it goes. [1 sec] help me put the block. [1.7 sec] help put. [.7 sec] right there! [1.5 sec] what color this one. that color? that one is yellow. [1 sec] a shake it down? [1 sec] n shake it down. let me put this yellow one up on top. wait let 's get it high. I gonna put it way up. [high creaky voice for way up] now it 's a big tower. now you wan' kick it down? [2 sec] un kick it down?
you hafta stand up to do it. [blocks fall] oh. [S shouts and exclaims 159-2; short silence] n put a top? [2 sec] n put other one. [1 sec, clack] put the other one. [.7 sec] okay? yes what color 's this one. [3 sec, stacking] what color 's... [blocks tumble obscuring D's utt] color is that one. [.6 sec] oh Seth? [loudly, rollercoaster intonation] oh Seth. [falsetto] I do 'th it. [2 sec] what color 's that one. [same block] blue. [2 syllables] that 's right. it 's blue. [.8 sec]
what color this one? good. a knock it. [simultaneous with D's good] good. what color 's this one. [1.8 sec] n put this one? [1 sec] what color is this one? [3 sec, S hisses] hard head. what color is this one. help me. tell me what color it is. help me! [insistent high pitch] tell me what color! [firmly, all on the same pitch; 1.1 sec silence] help me! [high, insistent] tell me what color. [low, firm, overlapping S] help me! [high, prolonged] you want me choke you? help me! [high-low, attenuating, overlapping with D] y' want me choke your neck? no?
okay. tell me what color. [3 sec, 2 clacks] what color. blue. that one 's blue. [1 sec] what color is this one? [overlapping with S, then continuing; 3 sec silence] turkey neck, what color is that one. [6 sec] tell me what color that is. I'm 'on' choke you. [2.3 sec] okay. [warning tone; 3.4 sec] color. [1 sec] yes. color it. [simultaneous with D; 1 sec] color. xxx color. [3.4 sec] that one 's red. [2.6 sec] blue. [contradicting game] no it 's red. [.8 sec]
blue. red! blue. [attenuating] red. [flat, attenuated] blue. [quite soft] red. blue. red. [amused] blue. you silly. blue. you silly, Daddy 's always right. [1.2 sec] un get da blue one? get the blue one. [encouraging; 4.5 sec] un get the blue one? [1 sec] there it is. [1 sec; blocks tumble] oh Seth. oh Seth. [same intonation as S;.7 sec] put the red one up there. [block falls] can you put the red one?
[1 sec rattles] that 's the blue one. [3.5 sec] good. [1 sec] set up real good. [fast and mushy] now Daddy 's gonna put the yellow one on top. [1 sec] un put da o' one on top. [1.3 sec] un put da o' one n top. [1.2 sec] un get da green one? [1 sec] oh we don't have a green o'. here 's green. [1 sec] your little easter egg. it 's green. [3 sec] egg. it 's a part of an egg. [1.5 sec] it 's a part of a egg. does n' look like the eggs you have for breakfast. [D overlaps the end of S's egg] a have a breakfast. [5.5 sec] a roll it?
you gonna roll it? roll it then. [5.4 sec clacking] oops. here it comes back. [8 more sec clacking with a clunk of blocks in the middle] uhoh. [8 more sec silence and clacking] uhoh. uhoh. [echoing S] all gone. [1.5 sec] well it sure is nice recording you when you got your mouth full of cookie all the time. I guess that 's Daddy's fault. thankyou. you don't... you pau with that cookie? n pau a cookie? well put it on the counter. thankyou. uh. don't come hand me a cookie when you're pau with it. go take it and put it on the counter, okay? [1.5 sec] shake your head at me. go put that cookie on the counter if you're through with it. [4 sec; S mutters something] roll your eyes and shake your head like you don't know what 's happening. [softly, trailing off]
a put a counter? yes please. [5 sec; clunks] open camera. [clunks continue] un playing wi' a camera. [1 sec] right there. oh good. well good. thank you. how nice. [2 sec] okay? [simultaneous clunk] right xxx? okay Seth? [imitating the way S says it - same as at school?] [1 sec] tape recorder? [1 sec] un xxx a tape recorder? you wan' 'o find your tape recorder? un play wi' a tape reco'? okay come. come. Daddy hasta put the batteries in it. [1.5 sec] Daddy was charging the batteries. [clearly, with emphasis on main lexical items; 1.5 sec]
Daddy 's gon' fix it. it'll all be ready now. all be all charged up for you. [1.5 sec] tape recorder. okay now here. your tape recorder. now wait. [1 sec] let Daddy fix it. [1.7 sec] un fix it. yes? a fix it. [1.7 sec] a fix it. [1 sec] n turn a on. [3 sec, metal sounds] n put this. [1 sec clacking, then S laughs excitedly] almost ready. [singsong] almost. what? [1 sec] a got it! [singsong, overlapping with D] let Daddy... [.7 sec]
let Daddy rewind it a little bit. [2 sec] light? a like it. gonna rewind it. little bit. so you can play it. [1.7 sec] yes! oh you're in a hurry to get it. well here I'll hand it to you. here you can have it right now. [1.2 sec] push it? [rustling] a push a button. yes that 's such a nice little tape recorder. help me. [overlap with D's above line] okay. okay I will. find the play button. pau? I don't think so. yes. that 's it. [2 sec] no. try. try this one.
that 's the play button right there. can you push it? [5.2 sec] push it. tha' 's the one. you were right. it 's that one right there. [.8 sec] push that play button. [1.5 sec, then song starts playing on tape at 759] alright! [S crows happily] un push button. [3 sec music, then S turns it off] I got it! [singsong of triumph; D chimes in] you got it? good for you. [1 sec] a wan tell s'ory? [1 sec] what story do you wan' 'o tell. [1.6 sec] n turn it? [1.2 sec] turn na tape recorder? [asking D to record a story in Seth's own recorder? 3 sec] oops! [2.6 sec silence then S starts the music again at 827] that 's right.
you found the play button. good. [1.7 sec, music playing] listen to the music! xxx! [simultaneous with D and music; 4 sec music playing] do you love your tape recorder. [3 sec, S giggles] your Granma and Grampa bought you that tape recorder. an' Daddy. Grampa. [5 sec; S laughs at 852] nice music. [4.8 sec music; bang at at 857] un put it floor? a put it floor? yes but don't bang it okay. don't bang it. it 's a nice tape recorder. [music still playing; 2.5 sec] bang it! [shouting; teasing D?] no! [good naturedly shouting back] bang it! [shouting back] don't you bang it. bang it! no-no. bang it.
[high-pitched, singy falling intonation, music continues 5 sec, bang] oops? [simultaneous with D] look how well you play that tape recorder. [1.6 sec, tape turned off] good. I got it. [singsong] you got it. [same intonation as S; 1 sec] n push it. push it. [3 sec silence] do you hear it winding? no? do you hear it winding when you push that button? [.8 sec] a winding. it is winding it. that 's the rewind. a wind? that 's the o' one. yes that 's the other one. [1 sec] that 's a o' one. 'at 's the play button. think. no I was wrong. that 's the play button right there. yes you missed it now.
n play button. [3 sec, clicks] right there. [simultaneous with D's following line] that 's the play button. [4.5 sec, silence] no? [.8 sec] that 's a oth' one. [1.5 sec] that 's a oth' one. [3 sec] now. will n't be very long before you figure out that tape recorder... and you can do anything you want. [a series of cclunks] 'nd then we'll let you start recording with it... [1.6 sec] you can tell stories... and you can hear your stories? help me. help. [overlap with D's following line] what do you wan' 'o do. what do you wan' 'o do Little Bird? uh. a hold on tape recorder? okay. it 's yours. you keep it.
you hold onto it. awa hold on to it? yes you hold on to it. [1 sec] wa hold on to it. [1 sec] say my tape recorder. my tape recorder. [3.5 sec] that 's a o' one. that 's a other one. [echoing S with a slight correction; 1.4 sec] that 's the play button. [1.5 sec] 'kay? [1 sec] okay? [4 sec, clicking sounds] ah. hear it winding? [2.5 sec] 't 's winding. [1 sec] it winding. [4.7 sec, clicks] it winding. [1.8 sec] it winding. n push it. [2 bangs; 1.8 sec]
n push a all out off. [1.7 sec; clicks] I got it. [singsong; 1.2 sec] I got it. [less singsong; 1.2 sec] I got it. [more singsong] well good for you. [3 sec] help me. [2 sec, 3clunks] okay? [1 sec] no? [1.6 sec] all pau, tape recorder. okay. [simultaneous with S] all... all pau xxx on tape recorder? yes, you can hold on to it? you can hold on to it all night. all night! yes, you can take it in your bed. [1.3 sec] un take it in a bed. yes. [1.3 sec] a take it?
I think. I may wish I did n't say that. [1.2 sec] oops! I got it. [singsong] oops you got it. [singsong, echoing S; 1 sec] a turn a over! turn it over. n turn a over. turn it over. [clunks; 6 sec] n turn a over. n turn i' over. [1.7 sec] bang. make bang. [.8 sec] bang. [.9 sec] bang. [1.2 sec] make bang. bang. [2 sec] bang xxx. didldow. didldow. [echoing S]
didldow. [S laughing] oh no! he 's jumpin' on me. oh no! ha! yeah? [S laughing] oh no! Daddy 's gonna ride horsie. oh no. [1 sec] wa ride a horsie. ride a horsie. [low and creaky, echoing S's pronuncciation] oh you look out xxx. [voiceless, loud whisper] you better hang on... 'cause Daddy 's gonna get up an' go. oh hang on. don't fall. don't fall off. oh here we go. ride horsie. hang on. [3 sec, S makes joggly noises] all pau. all pau. you wan' 'o get down? d' you wan' 'o get down off the horsie?
[2 sec silence] ready? [mushy pronunciation; 3 sec] ready? [very clear, then S and D speak together] go! ready? ready go! what do you wan' 'o do. [1 sec silence] help? push Daddy down. oh! Daddy 's fallin' down. no no. Daddy 's fall the floor. [3 sec silence] ready? go! go! [4 sec silence] help me. okay I'm helping. you're moving Daddy's knees around... [S starts in the middle of D's utterance; clicking sound] a xxx a those? now you got Daddy... [.5 sec] dragged up in front of the cabinet... an' then you wan' 'o open the cabinet door.
[1.5 sec] help me get up. d' you want Daddy to... do what you say... that 's what it means. you want Daddy to get up. [1.4 sec] okay. [.6 sec] Daddy 's up! now I'm up. [.8 sec] what next? [5 sec silence] water? [.7 sec] water? what about water. [.7 sec] water. [falling intonation] say please. you wan' a drink o' water? say please. okay. [.7 sec, clunk] Daddy get you drink of water. [3.5 sec, clunk] you want water. [2.5 sec, water running in sink]
water. [simultaneous with D; 3 sec] here Little Bird. say thank you give me it. [3 sec] n like some more? 'kay? [4.5 sec, S drinking] want some more? yes? [2.5 sec, S drinking] we have jello juice too you know. want some more? [3 sec, water running] here it is. [2 sec, water running] cup a water. cup of water. [echoing Seth's intonation; 16 sec; S drinking] all pau. okay. put the cup up on the counter. [2.5 sec, clicking sounds] good. thank you. [1.6 sec] cookie? [1 sec] here it is. right where you put it.
up here on the counter. see? [1 sec] there it is. [1 sec] I got it. [rising pitch on each syllable!] I got it. [more or less echoing S's intonation; 1 sec] okay Seth? [2 sec] n throw a rubbish? no don't put it in the rubbish? you're not finished with it. [2 sec] we don't waste cookies? [simultaneous with D] 'f you don't want it you put it up on the counter. don't put it in the rubbish? [2 sec] don say that. [6 sec] don put. [3 sec] leave it there. [singsong] leave it there. [singsong, echoing S; 2 sec] leave it there. thank you.
[1.5 sec] wan hold on? [1.3 sec] what is that. [3 sec] it 's a vase. vase. vase. [correcting S's pronunciation] vase. [a little better pronunciation] yes! [1.7 sec] 't 's pretty. [1 sec] pretty. [pronouncing carefully] Mommy bought it for Daddy. [speaking slowly and clearly; 2 sec] 't 's copper. [3.5 sec] pretty vase. [pretty is soft and slurred; 2 sec] put it up there? 'kay? [soft clunk; 1 sec] stand it up. how good. [1 sec] how good.
[2 sec] awa play ya blocks? [4 sec] a play ya block! [2 sec] help me get down. [overlap starting at me-e with D's next line] Daddy wants to stay... he 's gonna sit in the rockin' chair. [1 sec] uh. d' you say help me sit down? [commenting to self] that means Daddy... you want Daddy to do it. [overlap w/ S's next line at ta; clunking of blocks] n tell story? [1.5 sec] what story do you wan' 'o hear? crocodile. oh no! [laughing at S; block sounds] crocodile one. [1.8 sec, clunks] put da top? [1 sec] n put da top? you gonna build a tower? [1.5 sec; car passing] good!
[1.7 sec] un buil' tower? build a tower. uhoh. [blocks falling] tower fell down. [1 sec] tower fa' down. [brightly; 1.7 sec] put da o' one. put th' other one... [tumble; 1 sec] uhoh! [1.3 sec] oh Seth? [1.5 sec] oh Seth? [clunks; 2 sec] un put da o' one? [4 sec] put the red one up there? [2 sec; tumble] uhoh did you kick it down? [1 sec] un go get it? [1 sec] a go get it? [2 sec dragging sounds] whee! [3sec; 2 bangs, fall]
make noise. make noise. [same intonation as S; 1 sec] make noise Seth? make noise. un put da o' one 'n top. [5.5 sec, stacking] put da o' one. [4.5 sec, blocks fall twice] help me! woo! [simultaneous with D] okay. [1 sec clunks] put the blue one up there? [clunks] an' le' 's put the... [clunk] Daddy can't grab that. 'a' 's so slick. put the yellow one up there? [1.8 sec] help me. [.8sec] okay? [overlap with S's following line at kay; clunks] help me put da oth' one 'ight there. okay? I 'elp you put the other one up there. [echoing S's long sentence; 1sec]
un put the oth' one up there? thankyou. [handing block to Dad] okay? you want me to... [S completes D's sentence] put the o' one? okay. here it goes. I gonna put it way up high. [1.5 sec] oh look. [overlap at look with S's faint there] there? [1.3 sec] Daddy made a high tower. [3.5 sec] tower! [1 sec] ni' tower. high tower. high tower. [same intonation; 1.7sec] a wan tell da xxx? [1 sec] whassat piece. [overlap with D's next line] oo listen to the win' blow. I wonder if we 're gonna have a storm tonight. that sure would be nice.
listen to da wind blow? yes? listen a win' blow. yes. [2 sec] car. [1 sec] is a car. [3 sec, blocks tumble] oh Seth! [overlap with D] oh. [1 sec] oh Seth! oh! oh Seth. [crash] uhoh! [1 sec, then S laughs nervously, 3.5 sec] m put o' one. [click; 1 sec] here? thankyou. [2 sec] thankyou a put a o' one? [build up] okay you wan' me to set it here? I'm gon' put it down here. and I'm gonna build a tower. I'm gonna buil' o' on top...
[click] now I'm gonna put the blue ones on top of the yellow ones? [.8 sec, stacking] an' now I'm gon' take the red one? I'm gonna put the red one up there? an' now I'm gonna put the yellow one... [buzzing sound in background, continues for a while] up on to'... oh no! oh an' I got the red one. I got 'em all up there. look how high my tower is. [1.4 sec] see how high? sit down? [.8 sec] a wa sit down. [.7 sec] you gonna knock it down? [2.4 sec, blocks tumble] there it goes. [1.8 sec; more falling] oh Seth? [1 sec, click] one? [counting intonation; 2.6 sec] un put the o' one? yes? [1.6 sec] help me.
put the o' one. [build up?] okay. okay I'm helping. here. thankyou. [handing] no here. you you do it. you do it. I want you to do it. [building sounds, 3.5 sec] oh good! what a good try! uhoh it fell. but it was a good try. try again. [overlap with S's next line] thankyou. [handing] here. no you do it. I want you to try again. [1 sec, building sounds] try again. [.7 sec,] put it up there just right, okay? [1.6 sec stacking] yes? that 's good...
that 's good. just right. [1.4 sec] tha' right! an' it stayed up there? [building sounds] okay. that was a hard one. oh an' this one 's even harder... you're puttin' on top of that long one. [building; 1.4 sec] jus' try again. [.7 sec] try... [overlap w/ S's next line] thankyou. [handing] no-no you try. I want you to do it. [1 sec] good! [2.7 sec] we have a high tower. see how high it is? up over your head now. [1 sec] oh good. let 's see if we can get one more. you may hafta stand up to put that one. [1 sec]
on a head! [1 sec] a head. [clunk; 1 sec] head. you can put 'em on your head? [amused; 2.2 sec] put na head? [clunk, tumble; 5 sec] a' fa' down! [1.5 sec] wha' color 's one. [clunk; 1 sec] green! [1 sec] yellow. green. [quickly] not green. it 's yellow. [laughing; 1.8 sec] blue! [tumble] blue. that one 's blue. that 's right. [1 sec block sounds] orange. red. [quickly]
orange. well 'at 's pretty close... [1 sec] put a on. [tumble; 1.5 sec] whee! [block rolls; 4 sec] un go get it? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Peters/011112a.cha = = = [Spencer St. apt., Seth having breakfast; Dana, a houseguest, is present] cold. feel this. [overlap] xxx feel September thirtieth today. [overlap] you wan'... a hold it? you wan' me to put you in your chair? here. please. [D puts S in his high chair, S breathing :1-:13] xxx please. [ball falls and bounces :15-2] diy goes. [singsong] diy goes. there goes that ball. [7 sec silence] un ball?
right there? [water running?] wan right there? ball? [17 sec silence, rustles and clicks] apple juice? okay? l't Daddy get you some juice. [S pounds on highchair tray] ready? please. [6 sec silence] didldow. [1 sec silence; D moving around kitchen] there 's s'me juice? [D gives S juice] xxx xxx. apple juice? [35 sec silence; D moving around kitchen] please. please? xxx juice? xxx xxx? tell me what you're sayin'. Daddy does n't understand. [6 sec] did you say put it? [6 sec] put it. I don't know wha' you said.
[smiling; 3 sec silence] a hungry? okay. please. Daddy 's fixin' oatmeal. [4 sec] you 'ungry f'r oatmeal. butter? [9 sec; truck brakes outside] here. [D gives S vitamins (aka medicine)] medicine? [2 sec] time for your medicine. there it is. [very softly] there you want one xxx. good. good f'r you Seth. [33 sec, incl. microwave beep, several clunks] apple juice? apple juice. apple juice? [23 sec, S drinks, 2 clunks; S swallows] n goes. [23 sec, silence; traffic, silence] lalala. [sound play; 443-49] apple juice. [sound play; 14 sec silence, traffic]
apple juice! [insistent shout] apple juice! [softer] da. [D clattering] apple juice! [D continues to clatter; Dana comes in] hi. hi Seth. hi Seth. [12 sec silence, except for clatters] xxx xxx. [15 sec silence] [5 sec silence] juice! there 's juice in here. still has juice in it. please juice. [softly; 15 sec] cut your fingernails again. apple juice. [insistent] have a bite of oatmeal. come on. [3 sec] I'll starve you a little bit this mornin'. then you'll eat your good vegetables at lunch. [2 sec] vegetables.
apple juice? [insistent] oh okay. here. have a bite. bite. eat s'. [overlap] eat a bite. [firmly; S protests] eat a bite of oatmeal. please. now. [firmly] eat it. [3 sec] come on. [2 sec] eat that bite. [5 sec] thankyou Daddy. you're welcome. [D pours juice?] thankyou. [very soft; 15 sec] xxx xxx. [3 sec] I don't know what your sayin'. [softly; 3 sec] I got the tape recorder runnin'.
[to Dana; 7.34] I record 'im about an hour a week. juice. I had t' transcribe 'im last week. [to Dana] it... [to Dana] I don't know now. [softly to himself] takes half a day. [to Dana; 5 sec] apple juice? apple juice. [5 sec] sure got a runny nose. run nose. [7 sec] pea' butter jelly! peanut butter an' jelly. [19 sec; feeding, burps] hi Seth! hi Seth! [falsetto; 7 sec] a xxx? [7 sec] pean' butter jelly! [8 sec; feeding sounds] peanu' butter... n coo! [7 sec]
Daddy's knuckles. scratchin' Daddy's knuckles again here. bite. I te' you what. I 'o n't care if you eat oatmeal 'r not. I really don't. you know I c'n fix my breakfast. [3 sec; S mumbles something at 922-26] don't touch button? [13 sec silence, traffic, bark] [Dana and Daddy talk about breakfast, hard to hear 'cause of traffic 943-117; 18 sec silence] [Sound File 2; 1.38 min] bye. [13 sec; D banging around] [5 sec] yes. how much do you use? one cup? [water running] yes cup o' milk an' a... [overlap] that 's jus' f'r each. [overlap] down here. [water still running; S mumbling to himself; 5 sec] hi! hi Seth! [as if trying to get someone to talk to him; 5 sec; Dana starts to laugh] you're so funny! [laughs some more; 17 sec, 9 regular clunks]
n so funny? [9 sec; clunks continue] can I give you a little bite of that oatmeal? d' you want me to help you with it? with it? you're so quiet this morning? quiet. [4 sec] you don't want any oatmeal, do you. you really don't wan' it. [2 sec] you don't hafta. [9 sec, a few clicks; Dana says something faint at 148] pea' butter jelly! peanut butter an' jelly. 'n' jelly! [3 sec] pea' but'... [2 sec] jelly! [12 sec; clunks, traffic] where did I toss it. huh? xxx xxx? yes. [21 sec silence; S drinks, blows bubbles in his juice (2.26-9), more silence] [Dana and Dad converse and clatter 238-51; more silence, traffic; S drinking] yes I'm glad you've kind o' settled in. [3 silence; S blows bubbles 313-18, more silence till 327] xxx juice.
[3 sec] pea' butter... jelly! [S chokes, then coughs 337-43; 4 sec silence; S plays with tape recorder] tape. close it. [fiddling with tape recorder; D doesn't notice] oh close it. [pounding on tape recorder?; Dana and Dad talking in background] close it. [S working at tape recorder cover] open. clo'... [tape starts to hum; stops] yes. [6 sec] [S mumbles to self 428-5.] n xxx. a xxx. Seth? [4 sec silence] push xxx? please. do you wanna get down? or you want more juice? please. y' want some more juice. please. okay. please.
n more juice? [hi-lo] I never saw anybody drink so much guava juice as you. there you go. here more. okay. give me. give me. [14 sec silence] don't. no-no. don't put your hand in your juice. [28 sec silence, traffic] [4 sec] [clunk, then S shouts/squeals loudly at 622; another clunk; 11 sec silence] n xxx? [8 sec; silence, then water running] huh. [protest; 3 more sec of water running] huh huh. [imitating S] huh huh. [4 more sec of water running] wha' d' you think we 're 'bout to do. [water still running] bath. bath! [clunk] please. no.
we 're not gonna take a bath. [1 sec] we 'ad good bath las' night. bath. [3 sec] bubbles. your nose. wha' do you do in the bath. wash your face? wash ya face. [microwave beeping] wash your knees? wash ya knees. dry off. dry off. turn off. [clunk; S chuckles softly at 74; 5 sec silence; then S laughs loudly] tickle your feet. g'a tickle your feet. [S squeals softly] does Steven tickle you at school. [5 sec] ding ding. [dinging buckle on highchair] ding. [dinging buckle; D clattering around] ding ding. [dinging buckle on highchair] ding ding. [D continues clattering, mutters to Dana]
all pau. [D talking to Dana] wana put your cup? see. how much did you do xxx. yes? one. [dings buckle] [clears throat?; 15 sec silence, buckle dings] didldow. ring. [1 sec, S screeches at 9, silence, mumbles and clunks 911-16; 15 s silence] this is sure not a very talkative day for you. [2 sec silence] no? no' talka' day? n talk? [9 sec silence, clunks] please? ding ding. [kitchen noises; D and Dana talking softly] no. [5 sec] hi. hi. [somewhat creaky] hi. [creaky like D; 7 sec] thankyou. [8 sec]
have good bite? n ding. [dings buckle] ring. [high pitch; 4 sec] pean' butter... ding! [dings buckle; 7 sec, a few soft dings, traffic] [9 sec, a few soft dings, traffic] [6 sec, a few soft dings] [2 sec, soft dings, traffic] [3.5 sec, silence] ding! [dings buckle; 6 sec, a few soft dings, traffic] pea' butter. [46 sec; S coughs, mutters, pounds; then long silence] pea' butter jelly! [5 sec] pea' butter jelly! [softly] [18 sec] thankyou Daddy. [13 sec silence] jello? hot. [D must have started feeding S again] is hot. this a hot. is it hot? that oatmeal hot?
[11 sec silence] hot? [12 sec] be hot. [37 sec silence; spoon scraping as D feeds S; traffic; S mumbles 3.48-51; spoon scraping] thankyou. [offering to D?] thankyou. no I don't want it. [overlap at "it"] thankyou. [overlap] no I don't want it. [overlap at "it"] no-no. [16 sec, clicks, traffic] that 's good. you pickin' up all the food? an' puttin' it back in your bowl? that 's good. smart. [6 sec] n xxx please. n xxx... [drinking? silence, scraping, traffic till 454] music? please. music? please. music?
please. music? [overlap] oh I did n't turn the music on 'cause th' tape recorder was running. [overlap at "oh"; 2 sec] I'll turn it on later. 'kay? [47 sec silence, feeding, traffic] Granma is crazy. [3 sec] I know. [4 sec. feeding] wha' d' she do las' night. [amused] we 're sittin' in a truck there. Harry? an'... [4 sec] he start a ring. an'... no I was sittin'... Bryan was sitting between 'em. an' Bryan 'ad brought 'im to me. an' Mel looked at 'im an' said... [2 sec] my don't look at xxx. better get in your xxx like me. an' she was like that. an' sh' said. got in the xxx with me.
your poor old xxx. an' he said. yes. this'll be a dark guy. like Dad. 'cause you know me xxx was. and xxx said. let 's go home, ladies. everyone I'm readin' halfway through the paragraph. an' I'm right in the middle of the sentence. hadta stop. [laughing] drivin' me crazy. an' he said. where you now xxx. no xxx. [laughing] she was real severe about it you know and. [laughing] and Sharon said let 's xxx xxx? so no I started writin' notes. that 's no xxx. she 's s' weird. that 's what she is. I'll xxx f'r that. I know. I do too. [4 sec] there 're times we 're very close. an' talk for an hour a day.
an' other times we have n'... like now we have n't talked. yes. f'r a long time. nearly a month. [5 sec] she has n't had one xxx school? oatmeal? [Dana keeps talking; S seems to be choking] oatmeal please? xxx real good. [3 sec] she said well I was good xxx. yes xxx. [overlap at "yeah"] [overlap; 58 sec till 853, dong barking, shouts outside, clatters of dishes] well you sure do eat that oatmeal well. [overlap at "you"] cookie. [overlap; 12 sec] pea' butter jelly! peanut butter an' jelly. [S clears his throat] have a good bite of oatmeal. here you go. [overlap at "here"] pea' butter jelly! [overlap at "^piy"; 33 sec silence] butter? [3 sec, then S screeches at 957; D is amused]
what? please. you want eat? [tape over at 1] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Peters/010626.cha = = = [tape 18.4a/82.wav; S on kitchen floor playing with balloons] what is this. what 're you playin' with. balloon. [1.3 sec] balloon. [S and D speak together] yes they 're nice balloons. chip. 'nd there 's Daddy's tape recorder. [3 sec] balloon! you're on the kitchen floor playin' with more balloons. I'm gonna take this balloon. an' look what I'm gonna do. [D pops balloon] uhoh! what happened. [2.7 sec] what happened. [8 sec silence] can you remember the word? what happened. [1 sec]
car. that balloon pop! di' it pop? [3.3 sec, car passes] that balloon popped. [4 sec] pop. yes it sure did. [1 sec] listen, how 'd you like to go for walk outside. [1 sec] trunk. [1 sec] trunk. you wanna see tree trunk? come on. le' 's go. [.6 sec] you wanna go with Daddy? [1.6 sec] shall we go walk? [.8 sec] [3 sec] come. [voiceless; 1.6 sec, S makes a small sound] y' wan' 'o go? [2.2 sec, door creaks] here go go. come on, Weepy. a swing?
un trunk. le' 's go. le' 's go outside. [S overlaps D] le' 's go for a walk. trunk. [door opening] trunk. [2 sec; door shuts] what a pretty day. trunk. [.7 sec; walking] yes we'll show you the tree trunk. [3.8 sec; walking down steps] un trunk? [1.8 sec; walking] trunk. seems to be your new word for tree. [1.3 sec; walking] trunk. [D is still walking] trunk. yes. trunk. [2 sec] n trunk? [3 sec] here! here 's the tree's trunk. [1.3 sec]
tha' 's the trunk o' the tree. [1 sec] see? [D slaps the trunk;.8 sec] hard. le' 's bang our head on it see how hard it is. [1.8 sec] trunk. [softly] th' 's the tree's trunk. [1.5 sec, walking] an' look. [.7 sec, walking] here 's a leaf. [1.5 sec, walking; S and D speak together] that 's a leaf. a trunk. trunk. tha' 's the leaf. [.7 sec] hi, Lou! [calling to neighbor; 1.7 sec] about ready to go. [calling back; 1.7 sec; S speaks at the same time] trunk. okay! [shouting to Lou;.7 sec] just a little of this. [S keeps saying "trunk" as the men shout] trunk.
my carpet keeps shedding its lint. trunk. maybe it 's alive! trunk. pardon me? maybe it 's alive! [1.6 sec] maybe? how 's your son. [.8 sec] good? that 's good. you gonna wave? [to S] wa' wave byebye? [.9 sec] there. [softly, 1.4 sec] trunk. on my way then. trunk. okay. trunk. [1.5 sec] un trunk. n trunk. [echoing S; 5.8 sec, wind in mike] well? can you still say tree? [.8 sec]
tree. [8.2 sec, wind in mike] trunk. [1 sec] trunk. [3 sec] there 's an ol' house? we walked by it before? [.8 sec] so old. [6 sec, silence then wind noise again] that 's the leaf. [1.2 sec] that 's the leaf! [2.7 sec] a leaf. [.9 sec] a leaf. [1 sec] a leaf. [1 sec] leaf. [1.7 sec] leaf! [.7 sec] yes. [9 sec, walking, mike noise] trunk. no that 's a rock wall. feel it.
it 's stone. [D slaps the wall; 1.5 sec] feel how hard. bump your head on that stone. see it 's really hard. does n't have any give to it. [3.3 sec, walking, S whimpers a bit] here 's a tree. [voices in the background] here 's an interesting tree. trunk. it 's a big Norfolk pine tree. let 's feel the trunk. feel the trunk o' that tree. trunk. [voices continue] an' there 's the bark. feel how rough the bark is. tha' 's the bark. [.9 sec] trunk. can you say bark? trunk. [2 sec] wan' see how the leaf on this tree feels? well 'ey not very leafy. there 's some of 'em. I pulled 'em off. there they are. [2.4 sec; S fusses, doesn't want to have to touch them]
kin' o' weird. [1.5 sec; S murmurs] oh what a pretty girl. [2.2 sec] le' 's go in the cemetery. [5 sec, walking; wind noise] oh here 's a plumeria tree. [2.1 sec] trunk. feel the... trunk. feel the trunk o' the tree. feel how hard the trunk is. [2.2 sec] an' here 's the leaf? feel the leaf? [1.4 sec] here 's the leaf. [.6 sec; S starts to protest] no-no. no-no? here 's some more leaves. over here. see? [S protests] xxx xxx xxx? you got enough of 'hem. okay. [S protests; 4.6 sec, walking, wind] down here is a...
[something goes "quackquack" at 456; 1.6 sec] trunk. down here there 's a big kiawe tree. [.9 sec] 't 's real pretty. [2 sec] pretty. it 's pretty. [trying to copy S's pronunciation; 1 sec walking, S panting and mumbling] wavin' your arms. trunk. tree trunk. le' 's sit here. somebody else sat here. there 's bottles all over the place. [1.3 sec] chingao. [a spanish swear word D uses] here. [.8 sec] okay now. feel this kiawe tree. [1.3 sec] feel the bark. [.9 sec] this 's the hard trunk? this 's the hard trunk o' the tree? [.8 sec; then S and D speak together] trunk. feel that bark.
feel that rough bark. [1.3 sec] bark. yes tha' 's bark. [6.6 sec, scraping sounds] you wanna bonk your head? let 's bonk our head on this tree. feel how hard kiawe is. [2.5 sec] when we banged on that other tree it had some give to it. [1.2 sec] kiawe 's hard. it 's a hard wood. [4.4 sec, walking, jingles, S murmurs] trunk. [4.1 sec; S mumbles then fusses] hey you wan' 'o sit on this stump? [1.3 sec] d' you wan' 'o sit on the stump right by the tree? here. [S immediately starts fussing] you can sit there by yourself. [S still fussing;.8 sec] oh you wanna stay with Daddy. well come back up? oh no you don't hafta cry. an' I've got you? [1.6 sec; S fusses a bit more] trunk. [1.4 sec]
n trunk? feel the tree trunk? feel that tree trunk. [1.6 sec] it has ants all over it. [1.3 sec] trunk. [S and D overlap a lot right here] tree. tree 's dyin', I believe. I don't know if it 's dying? it 's not doin' too well though. trunk. [1.5 sec] let 's go find some leaves. now this tree... [1.4 sec] I can't tell you what kind o' tree this is. leaf. [simultaneous with D;.8 sec] but it has lots o' small shiny leaves. [1 sec] see the leaves? feel all of 'em? feel all the leaves. [rustling of leaves; 4.5 sec] trunk. [1.1 sec] trunk. [2.2 sec, wind noise]
n trunk? [1.3 sec] trunk. [.7 sec] that tree got burned over there? somebody built a fire next to it. burned it. still doin' alright though? [.9 sec] here 's a stone. [1.2 sec, S makes a small fussy sound] you wan' 'o feel a stone? [1.5 sec] feel? [S fusses] you don't like those stones okay. [1.8 sec] stone. [.5 sec] un stone. [.9 sec] stone. [1 sec] trunk. [.8 sec] trunk. le' 's go feel this one. oh! [2.7 sec, walking; S starts to fuss, continues as D speaks] I see a tree I wanna show you.
[S continues fussing 'tititi'; 2 sec] it 's an ironwood. I did n't even know there were any down here. [1.8 sec S fussing dʊ dʊ] trunk. [7 sec; wind in mike] feel this one now. it has... my it 's covered with ants. chingao. look at the ants. [3.8 sec; wind in mike] xxx xxx? [1.6 sec; wind in mike] see how the trunk is on this tree? it has a different kind o' bark? [overlapped by S] trunk. it 's uh not as rough. [crackling] it 's been... [interrupted by S] no! [.8 sec] but here 're the leaves. an' now the leaves on this ironwood are kin' of interesting. [someone says something softly] Daddy says that all 'bout everything, does n' 'e. [2.4 sec, walking, wind noise] see the leaves?
[1.1 sec, wind noise] trunk. see all these leaves? trunk. [.8 sec] trunk. these leaves tickle. these'll tickle you. [D makes high pitched noises as he tickles S] I gon' tickle you. can I tickle you. tickle. [sotto voce; S makes high pitched protest noises as D tickles him] can I tickle you, Weener? tickle. [S continues protest sounds; 1.5 sec] trunk. [very soft; walking, 3.2 sec] pretty flowers. [walking, 1.6 sec] pretty red flowers. we 're just walkin' all over these graves in the park. [2.4 sec] let Daddy xxx. [2.5 sec; D sniffs] look at this nice hedge. [12 sec; birds] [1.1 sec] hedge. it 's a hedge.
[4.4 sec; walking] [1.4 sec] [1.1 sec] [.9 sec] [.8 sec] [1 sec] [2.9 sec] [5 sec, walking] un tree. le' le' 's go see some other trees over here. tree. [2.7 sec, birds] here 's another tree an' I... [interrupted by S] leaf! don't know what it is either. [overlapped by S] leaf! it 's got funny berries. an' I don't know what they are. [3.1 sec] see how funny the trunk is on this tree? goes up like a big grapevine. [.8 sec] bang your head on this trunk. feel how hard the wood is. [1.7 sec] kind o' a hard wood. [1.1 sec] not as hard as a kiawe.
trunk. [1 sec] balloon! [2 sec] balloon. d' you remember your balloons? [.7 sec] did you enjoy those balloons? [3.9 sec, car passes] what else do we have at home. [2 sec] car. there goes cars. [1.2 sec] let 's look at these leaves and flowers. [1 sec] see 'em? look at that pretty flower! [overlapped by S] balloon! the yellow flower. see? [1. sec] see how pretty? [1.4 sec] 't 's find one that 's open more. that one 's kind of open. see how pretty? it 's yellow. no.
you don't like it. okay. [1 sec] you don't hafta like it. [overlapped by S] xxx xxx. [2.3 sec] trunk. [very soft; 1.3 sec] trunk. [.7 sec] trunk. okay le' 's go find the trunk o' this tree. it has lots o' leaves. flowers. now... here 's the trunk. oh alright! [1.3 sec] what a neat pattern. [.9 sec] it 's just a very strange trunk. [slapping the trunk;.9 sec] it 's all twisted. it has holes an' it 's all twisted? [continues slapping the trunk; 3.2 sec] the surface of this 's kin' of more smooth than the ironwood? [7.4 sec, walking around, slapping tree again] this 's a nice tree? an' we never saw it before?
trunk. [.8 sec] trunk. [1.1 sec; S and D speak together; S a bit fussy] that 's an ol' bottle o' somethin'. un trunk? [S keeps repeating "trunk" as D talks] if that bottle were n't so near the surface. trunk. I would think it was an antique. trunk. no-no! [2.4 sec, S makes a small noise] here 's another tree. trunk. [1 sec] it 's another tree of the same kind. but it it 's different. it 's not as twisted. [1 sec] le' 's go get right up against the trunk here. [1.2 sec] this tree is so good we can sit on it. [S fusses; a loud vehicle is passing, obscures their talk, 4 sec] see? I gonna hold you anyway. I've got you. I'm not gonna let you go. [S almost crying; 1.6 sec] you wan' 'o get back in my arms.
come on. you don't hafta sit on that tree. trunk. think I'm gonna stop this tape for little while. I think I know the only word you wanna say today. [tape OFF/ON at 12; they are still outside, birds chirping] l't 's turn it back on. [.8 sec] 'cause you're talkin' some more now. [1.2 sec, then they speak together] leaf? oh these are leaves. this 's a Norfolk pine an' it has funny leaves. chih? yes. [4.5 sec; bird chirping loudly] leaf. yes. there 's some funny leaves. [4.3 sec; bird chirping loudly] didldow. [singing] ooaa. [singing 'o'o'a'a song] ooaa. [continues, pronouncing clearly; 2 sec silence] swingswing. ooaa. [continues song, overlapped by S] n swingswing?
swingswing? let 's look at the leaves. these funny leaves? swingswing? [overlapped by D] an' the branches on there? [overlapped by S] no-no? [6.5 sec; S mumbling unintelligibly] un leaf. each. leaf. [.6 sec] leaves yes. [1.3 sec] how would you like to go home an' swing. [1.5 sec] ooaa. ooaa. [1.1 sec] ooaa. [1.7 sec] chip. [.9 sec] there 's the tape recorder. [.9 sec] how would you like to go home an' swing. [4.2 sec] trunk. [1.1 sec]
trunk. you're really into trees lately. le' 's do... okay le' 's look at more trees. le' 's not go home. [1 sec] 's turn off the tape recorder. [tape OFF/ON at 133] big. this tree is so big. [1.5 sec] this is the biggest tree. [2.1 sec] let 's feel it. [1 sec] an' the bark is rough. [D prolongs "rough", uses a deeper pitch; 2.8 sec] no-no? [wind noise in mike, continues for a bit] no-no! feel how rough the bark is. [1 sec; wind noise] feel that bark. rough. bark. [5.3 sec; S mutters unintelligibly] una trunk! there it is. yes there 's the tree trunk. [2.3 sec; wind in mike]
n trunk! [1 sec; wind in mike] una trunk? [3.3 sec; wind and S mumbling to self about trunk] xxx trunk. oh that girl 's pickin' plumerias. [4.1 sec; motor noise] swingswing? [1 sec; motor noise] swingswing. you wan' 'o go home an' swing? [1.8 sec; motor noise] trunk. [1.3 sec; motor noise] trunk. [.9 sec; motor noise] trunk. d' you wan' 'o feel this stone? [2 sec; motor noise] na chip. [S babbles for 11 sec; wind, motor] na chip. [noise, D may have dropped tape recorder at 1446] there goes Daddy's tape recorder. damn it. [tape OFF/ON at 1448] yes there 's some more leaves. let 's feel these leaves. [1.1 sec] see how they are.
[3 sec] feel those leaves? [3.5 sec; dog barks twice] tree? [2 sec] 't 's a doggie up there. [overlapped by S] xxx! [1.1 sec] d' you hear that doggie. [4.2 sec; radio playing] an' there 's a kitty. [dog barks] 't 's a calico. [1.1 sec] pretty. pretty one. [1.9 sec] pretty. [1 sec] pretty. [dog barks] yes it 's pretty. [1.2 sec] pretty kitty. [6 sec] look at these leaves here. they 're vines an' they have flowers. [1.7 sec] look at the...