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what's your favorite?
you know.
purple.
purple.
purple.
and what will you make with my favorite color?
you know.
grapes.
grapes.
good.
mmmm.
purple grapes.
with seeds or without seeds?
with seeds.
oh.
I prefer grapes without seeds.
seedless.
seedless that's right.
well you know what?
most purple grapes tend to have seeds.
well watch how beautiful this is.
make the stems.
make all little round grapes on there.
that's a big stem isn't it?
oh yes.
make lots of round grapes.
aren't these grapes small?
oh that's a that's a stupendous grape.
look.
like the grapes on your sticker.
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make more like that.
that's a perfect grape.
make some more.
oh another nice one.
more.
here that's a big jumbo grape with these little grapes.
uhhuh.
oh sure that happens.
well look at that big grape I made xxx.
there's another jumbo.
that's a jumbo.
that's for the giant huh?
the giant will eat that large a grape.
make more people grapes.
like we have at home.
nice.
Nan I'm making grapes.
oh I love grapes.
I'd like to see more.
she loves fruit.
yes.
good.
huh.
fruit's good for us.
as sweet as candy.
not as sweet as sugar.
it's not?
there's sugar in fruit.
yes.
oh that's a teeny one.
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here.
draw a king size grape.
that one 's for mommy.
make one for xxx.
good.
close it.
okay.
there's a king.
the big xxx.
mhm.
look at that there little teeny kitten.
good.
that's a lemon.
this is a lemon tree too.
oh.
well you better use the yellow crayon if you're gonna make lemons.
I on the other side.
oh okay.
Yuc I like how you're holding your paper with your right hand.
that helps a lot doesn't it?
it keeps your paper nice and steady and while you're using it.
that's really a good idea.
oh.
how many grapes did you make so far?
huh?
count them after this one.
that's been there.
yes.
can you count your grapes so we know how many you have?
oh that's a nice one.
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look how many I'm drawing.
count them.
pardon me?
that's my tremendous trick.
you're tremendous xxx?
yes.
oh.
are those all grapes?
yum.
hey Yuc would you like to look at the last toy?
okay here's my story.
now I'm gonna tell you a story and when I'm done you hafta tell me the very same story.
okay?
no!
I'll tell it first and then your turn.
no!
and you get to keep the sticker if you find it.
okay.
you hafta look real carefully.
okay.
[reads story]
now your turn.
you get to keep it.
I get to tell you 'til you tell me the story.
oops.
okay tell me the story Yuc.
look at this page.
does this smell?
[plays with sticker]
well you know what?
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you can smell it but you hafta tell me the story or I'll hafta take the sticker back.
okay?
look at this picture.
what happened?
I'm full of stickers.
look at that.
well tell me the story first.
look.
Yuc!
they're up my arm really.
I let you pick out a toy when you're all done if you tell me the story.
you hafta tell me what's in this book first though.
okay.
tell me the story about this.
look it.
what happened on this page?
he went frog catching.
then he saw a frog sitting on the bank on the lilypad but he didn't see a big log.
nice work!
remember this page?
no!
what happened?
and then we're done with this book.
this is a lot of pages.
well we're just gonna look at this many.
that's all.
you just hafta tell me about that page.
well what's this?
you tell me how the story ends and then I'll tell you what it is.
you tell my about this page and then I'll tell you what that is.
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he fell over a big log just flew then he went home all soaking.
[gestures flying]
[reads McCarthy Retell story]
now it's your turn Yuc.
I don't know that story.
just tell me as much as you can.
one day...
what happened?
something 's jabbing my throat.
okay just tell me the story now.
no.
tell me just a little bit of the story.
don't tell me the whole thing.
just tell me a little bit.
not at all.
that's too bit bad.
I bet you can't tell me any.
I bet that's why.
I bet you can't even remember a tiny bit.
right?
no.
'cause you don't have a very good memory right?
well I don't maybe you have.
try just see let 's see how good your memory is.
tell me what you remember in that story.
you remember the sentences pretty good.
so tell me what you remember of the story.
one day...
who was in that story?
I don't remember.
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you don't?
hm.
let me see.
I got a nice sticker in here for a boy who can tell me what I xxx story.
hm.
do you like those?
I got a panda I got a bear.
how about a Christmas tree?
do you like that?
yes.
tell me some of the story.
I don't want anything that you offer me.
you don't?
not even this beautiful sticker.
even that?
there's also a panda sticker in there that's pretty cute?
see that?
isn't he cute?
yes.
do you know about the pandas?
yes.
where are they?
they live in China.
oh we also have this gorgeous star.
look at that.
I want that.
what?
I want that.
oh well you gotta work for them.
that's the only thing about these stickers.
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they're work stickers.
oh do you like that sticker?
yes.
oh well know how to get them.
one day Bob saw wait a lady carrying letters.
the wind blew and her letters flew out into the street.
and Bob went and got them for her.
it's yours.
= = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Narrative/SLI/yuc60.cha = = =
now there's a picture in here.
and it's a very special picture because you can see it but I can't.
uhhuh.
now I want you to tell me your very best story about this picture.
mhm.
all about it.
okay.
they're making a cake.
wow.
he did something with the eggs.
and they fell all over the place.
I'm teasing you.
that was a good story.
and the dad fell over.
oh my goodness.
and broke his head.
oh no!
and the girl fell over then and broke her elbow.
oh my goodness.
and then the boy fell over and broke the pan.
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so they had no pan to bake the cake in.
oh no!
now look what they did.
I can look at the picture now?
yes!
okay ready for another one?
yes.
you're so good at this I wanna hear you do another one.
uhoh remember you can see this picture but I can't.
because you're too tall.
that's right.
I'm too tall to see it here.
they're riding the slidingboard.
the one fell off of the swing.
oh no.
and the one fell off of that slidingboard.
now look at it.
tell me some more about it.
I didn't...
I bet you know some more about this picture.
and the trees came falling down on both of them.
oh no.
the forest fell over in all the jungle.
oh my goodness.
now look.
okay.
would you like to see what's in this bag?
yes.
ah I see something.
uhoh.
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here let me take it out this way.
okay uhoh.
uhoh from Mcdonalds.
oh.
[begins removing items from bag]
from Mcdonalds.
you are right.
nothing in there.
[looking in happy meal box]
well maybe there's some things in the rest of the bag.
bag.
mm.
bag.
a box.
listen I'm gonna move your water back here while you're playing with this bag okay?
box.
for french fries.
for french fries mm.
box for sandwich.
you're right!
coffee.
what do you usually like to get to drink when you're at Mcdonalds?
mm just Coke.
just Coke?
yes.
that's what I usually like to get Coke or orange juice I like.
hey I like rootbeer.
you like rootbeer too?
sometimes I like rootbeer.
help me put that lid back on.
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[playing with cup]
I sure can.
you're asking so nicely Yuc.
here lemme see this.
what's that you have there anyhow?
straw like this.
[pretends to drink]
you know what?
we probably shouldn't put that in our mouth because don't know if that's a clean straw.
it probably is because I clean it off after every time but I don't know.
it's not a good thing to put in our mouth I don't think.
knife.
what do you usually cut with knives at Mcdonalds?
probably a sandwich or something.
thank you.
ET 's beside me.
ET 's beside you?
I like that ET.
okay Yuc.
where did you tell me you see all this stuff anyways?
Mcdonalds.
Mcdonalds mm.
the happy meal.
and french fries.
and a sandwich.
and rootbeer.
and rootbeer.
whoops.
uhoh.
look what you did.
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oh no the rootbeer went all over the place.
oh my gosh.
it went on you too.
oh no.
now you're gonna hafta change all your clothes.
oh my goodness.
well I better wait until I get home because I forgot to bring extra clothes with me.
now when you go home you're gonna be freezing like ice.
were you cold coming from school after you had gotten ice all over you?
yes!
yes.
you wanna help me put this stuff back in this box?
no.
[shakes head "no"]
I'll hafta do it all be myself?
[nods head "yes"]
mhm.
bye cup.
see ya later.
yes I'll be a manager you know.
bye fork.
see ya later.
you wanna put some in?
no I'm a manager.
you hafta do it all by yourself.
[begins placing items in bag]
bye spoon.
see ya later.
that was a knife.
oh my goodness.
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bye stove.
see ya later.
that was a bag.
I'm getting so mixed up here.
oh.
bye strawpapers.
you're right about that.
oh good!
bye chocolate chip cookies.
that is not what that is.
that's a box for french fries.
oh my goodness.
bye happy meals box.
you're right about that.
oh good.
at least I didn't get confused on some things.
oop we forgot to look at this.
napkins.
a napkin.
okay sir this is our next job.
are you ready?
yes!
okay.
I want you to tell me all about going to Mcdonalds from the first thing that happens and then the next thing and the next thing...
no!
okay you tell me all about what happens when you go to Mcdonalds.
no!
that's our job.
okay.
when you go to Mcdonalds you get food.
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and then eat all up.
mm.
yuck.
there was dirt in that sandwich.
okay.
and look.
spit it out.
you can get one when we're all done with our work.
okay so you told a little bit about going to Mcdonalds.
and...
finish the story about what happens when you go to Mcdonalds.
get dessert.
and then you go home.
then you sit home.
and you read.
that sounds like a lovely trip to Mcdonalds.
look.
oh you wanna see what's in there?
mhm.
uhoh.
what in here?
what is it?
put a little bit on your hand and you can see what it is.
do you know what it is?
powder.
powder.
is it powder?
you're right it's powder.
it's baby powder.
I'm allowed to have baby powder.
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well we had a little bit.
uhoh what's that?
what's that thing?
do you know what that is?
that's a little bottle of shampoo.
just look at it.
don't get any out.
how does it smell?
bad!
you don't like the smell of that shampoo huh?
no!
could we take some home?
well it stays here.
uhoh what's this?
ah soap.
[pretends to wash face]
you know what?
that's another thing we probably shouldn't put near our face.
it's clean.
but a lot of kids hafta touch it okay?
I like the smell of that.
smell that.
mm I like the smell of that soap too!
smell that soap.
that one is closed so we can't smell what that one smells like.
what is this?
toothpaste.
mhm.
see what that toothpaste smells like.
but don't get any out.
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you're right!
good thinking Yuc.
it goes...
not in your mouth either.
no.
smell it.
it smells like it's peppermint.
doesn't it smell good?
it smells sort of like a candycane.
yes.
doesn't it?
can I take this toothpaste home?
well that's for here.
so when the other kids come to play with it it will be here.
oh.
okay?
toothbrush.
okay remember we're not gonna put that in our mouth.
it's just gonna be pretend right?
this is how we do it.
[pretends to brush teeth]
that's how we pretend.
you're right.
you can leave it out there.
towel.
towel Nan.
that's a big bath towel.
here Nan.
look what this is.
washcloth.
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a washcloth.
I don't think we needta get anymore baby powder out.
yes we do.
nah.
and then we'll have a big mess.
oh we don't want a big mess.
no.
what if this turns into baby powder?
oh my goodness.
we could pretend that.
so where do you think we see all of these things Yuc?
when we take a bath.
oh you are so smart!
the next time you use the lid open it up this way.
[plays with shampoo bottle]
remember I said we're not gonna take that stuff out.
and this is all dried up 'cause it's really old anyways.
and it smells yucky.
I'm smelling it though.
it's terrible huh?
yes that smells terrible.
well are you ready to put these things back in the bag for me Yuc?
no!
come on.
why won't baby powder come out?
well because we hafta open it and there's not very much left in there so it's hard to come out.
look how you open it.
you hafta turn the lid a little bit.
just show me how you turn it.
just like that.
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do you know what?
it's time to put it away now okay?
okay.
I like the way that you've been sitting Yuc.
you make me so proud.
can I have my snack now?
you know what?
after we finish this job we can okay?
I'm very hungry.
you're very hungry?
because at school I didn't have a snack.
you didn't.
oh my goodness.
let 's see what it is.
it's a secret until we finish this job okay?
yes oh no.
we'll give you the treat when we're all done with our work.
okay?
yes.
where did you tell me we see all of this stuff anyways?
when you take a bath.
when you take a bath.
you know what?
I want you to tell me all about taking a bath.
from the first thing that happens and then the next thing and the then the next thing.
well you wash and play and dive.
oh.
what you do is splash Nan.
oh my goodness.
you should come to my house and see how much I splash.
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I'd squirt soap on you.
and then what happens?
you're hair looks different.
it does?
well we're talking about taking a bath.
and how come you pushed both of those buttons?
[referring to tape recorder]
well that's how it works.
anyways we're talking about taking a bath now.
what did you say?
you told me that you were splashing around a lot in the tub and then what happened?
you dive.
mhm.
like a deep sea diver.
like this voom.
[makes diving motion]
oh my goodness.
you're not sposta cover your eyes.
okay.
now fold your hands or you're in timeout.
finish telling me about taking a bath.
at the end you dry yourself when you're done.
and that's it.
Fort Pitt.
that's it Fort Pitt.
yes!
Yuc I am so proud of you.
well here's our barnyard and you can help me set all of the animals out just how you want Yuc.
what's these?
well I'll show you.
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it hasta be laid down this way.
[begins to set plastic "barnyard" on table]
oh.
this is the farmer's vegetable garden.
these look like they might be tomatoes and lettuce.
when I open my barn I have a barn like this at home this goes moo.
well you know what?
that's the way it's sposta but that barn is broken.
it doesn't say moo anymore but sposta you're right.
well Yuc where do you wanna put all these animals?
you put them wherever you want.
okay byebye cow.
[picks up cow]
in the tomatoes eating.
oh no.
the farmer said
" get out of my garden."
oh my goodness.
pretend I'm the farmer and you're the cow.
well why don't you be both the farmer and the cow?
here's my story.
once upon a time there was a farm with kind of animals even a brown and white cow.
when day along came a monkey and he jumped right into the vegetable garden.
now you tell me the rest of the story.
no well I wanna be the farmer.
you can be the farmer.
well I don't wanna.
go ahead be the farmer.
and could you whenever I say “get out of the garden” you just move the monkey real quick!
get out of my garden!
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[removes monkey]
I just planted those today and I don't want them chewed on.
what did I say?
you're not sposta cover your eyes.
oh okay.
now pretend you'll put the sheep out in front of the chicken bin.
xxx in the garden and I when say “get out of garden” you move them out quickly.
get out of my garden!
what did I say I don't wanna be done to my garden?
huh?
you tell us.
I told you that the cow just planted my vegetables for me and now he's out skipping.
[moves cow]
see how you skip?
see how the cow skips?
now look what the cow did.
darn cow!
[throws cow on floor]
oh it went down in the road.
oh no!
could you help him up?
his bones are broken.
poor cow!
I hope he didn't get hurt too bad!
put the rooster in my garden and ah when I just say “get out of my garden” you move him real quick okay?
[whispering]
get out of garden!
I yell when I hear people get in my nice garden.
this cow made my vegetables for me.
and me and my cow worked so hard on it that we don't want them chewed on.
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okay let 's pretend he's skipping and goes out in the road.
[throws cow back on floor]
oh poor cow!
he went out in the road!
can you help him up?
his bones are all broken.
oh no!
poor cow!
lemme put him to sleep.
a little bed.
now put these horses in my garden when I say “get out of my garden” you can move him real quick!
get out of garden!
now what did I tell you?
me and my cow planted those really nice and I don't want them chewed on!
now did you hear me?
he's gonna go right in the road and you hafta help him Nan.
oh no okay.
oh he fell on the road help him.
[throws cow on floor]
his bones are broken.
can you put him to sleep?
don't take him carefully.
put his head up.
poor cow.
she hasta sleep for now.
now I will tell you I don't want them chewed on.
put the sheep in my garden.
whoops.
and when the farmer comes in his garden and said “get out of here” then you move it quickly.
okay?
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horse get out of my garden see?
now why didn't you listen?
why didn't you listen?
oh my goodness.
now you're gonna get a spanking if you don't get out of there right now.
oh uhoh.
you're spanking her lady.
[throws sheep]
uhoh.
stay there.
okay.
makes me so angry!
that sheep is making you angry?
what?
that sheep was making you angry?
yes I still hafta give you a spanking too.
uhoh.
hat.
the farmer has a hat huh?
I still hafta give you a spanking lady.
ah why?
you've been bad for me.
now here comes the spanking for you.
[off camera]
here comes the spanking.
come on Yuc let 's finish playing with the barn.
here comes a spanking Nan.
okay let 's go back and play with the farm.
you see how angry that makes me Nan?
it made you angry?
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but I thought you didn't want me to move the sheep.
I thought you told me not to move the sheep.
yes I did.
oh okay.
and did you listen?
no you didn't.
uhoh.
how can Doctor Feldman see me?
remember that's a special mirror.
well how can she see me if the door 's closed?
that's a special mirror.
remember I told you it's like a window.
oh I forgot.
oh a nice comfortable...
oh that's not comfortable.
sitting on the handle.
well that's not comfortable.
not at all huh?
push me in Nan.
why did you move the table?
it was easier to move the table than to move you.
okay.
okay?
now what's happening on our farm?
now put the dog in the garden and I'll yell.
boy will I yell.
just wait.
okay.
you're gonna see how loud ET yells.
[picks up ET doll]
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now you just get out of my garden!
and ET feels like giving you a spanking.
not now.
we're playing with the farm now.
alright.
I wish I could take ET home.
it's just nice to have something to look at when we come here though right?
okay Yuc I wanna know what's happening on this farm.
[throws ET doll on floor]
uhoh.
[as Yuc throws ET doll on floor]
he fell down on the road.
he fell on the road Nan.
you can't leave him there.
he's on the road and he's sposta be with nice Yuc.
okay I wanna know what else is happening with the farm.
oh my goodness.
well I'm still yelling for the cabbage.
mm.
see that garden?
mhm.
that horse planted all by himself.
the horse planted that all by himself.
that's his garden and this is my garden.
now the chicken hasta go to sleep and the rooster hasta go to sleep.
mhm.
okay?
mhm.
they get in to their beds.
he hasta see the other chickens laying in their beds.
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and I when I go scream this time go www.
[screams]
in here Nan move them real quick.
see the mice in the barn?
wow.
we get mice in the barn from the robbers coming in.
oh.
because these mice keep the robbers from hurting my animals.
put this away.
please can you open my farm now?
mhm.
no not when it's locked like that.
oh.
now put some of the mm lady in there.
get out of my garden!
I wonder what else is happening on the farm besides the animals trying to get in to the garden mm?
mm.
look I'm gonna block my garden now.
[sets up fence]
oh.
do you see how you can't get over?
you see how you can't get over?
mhm.
see that?
mhm.
Nan I'm gonna jump over.
just jumped out of my garden.
but the lady 's sposta do this.
and down she goes.
the lady wants to go with the nice mice.
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okay?
okay.
you open up the barn.
is this the mice in here?
see all the hay I have splattered in there?
I do see all that.
wow.
it's hay.
that's pretty terrific.
she's the one that feeds the mice.
she does?
yes she feeds mice.
mm.
do you have any more gates?
that all the gates that I have.
is this really yours?
don't tell me it's really yours if it's not yours.
it is mine.
now she feeds them.
now look.
now a big person with a horse would just go like that.
[has horse jump the fence]
wow.
and not even one step because my animals like to sit on my fence.
they do?
like this.
oh no.
no but they keep their balance on there.
mhm.
see that?
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oh no poor horsie.
[throws horse on floor]
poor horsie.
oh no.
poor ET.
ET picks the poor horse up.
how about if I pick it up for you?
you better be careful.
okay I'm being very gentle.
poor horsie.
the farmer rides it so nice and then that happens.
I know.
I hafta put it with the cow okay?
moo.
see how my horse catches bugs to eat?
for the mice.
now she ah she shouldn't swallow bugs.
give to the lady for the lunch for the mice.
here lady.
here's a bad lady.
where's Doctor Feldman?
[closes barn]
come on.
come on what?
guess what I got for Christmas.
give me some clues.
it's something that you use in the bathtub and it's bubbles.
mm soap crayons?
[shakes head "no"]
no?
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bubbles.
bubblebath.
bubblebath?
yes ghostbuster bubblebath.
ghostbuster bubblebath?
it's slimy just like Slimer.
wow.
did you play with it yet?
what?
did you take a bath and use your ghostbuster bubblebath yet?
no not yet.
oh that will be neat.
what are we gonna draw?
I don't know yet.
how about...
do you wanna so something Christmasy?
no since it's after Christmas.
well what should we be thinking about after Christmas?
what's a good after Christmas thought?
flowers maybe?
no not flowers.
what?
I don't know mommy.
you decide.
I'll give you suggestions or you decide.
there's black.
are you just testing colors or are you making a rainbow?
making a rainbow.
oh black on the rainbow blue on the rainbow.
what else?
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oh you know that's granny's favorite color.
green.
didn't you know that?
no.
yes.
do you know what we can find at the end of the rainbow?
what?
do you remember?
what?
a pot of gold.
and a little leprechaun watches over that pot of gold.
how come?
you know those little leprechauns?
yes.
the little guys in green around St patricks day.
they just look after pots of gold at the end of the rainbows.
that's why anytime anybody sees a rainbow they try to get to the end of it.
to find the pot of gold.
is that it?
[coloring]
try yellow.
maybe yellow.
[draws]
pretty yellow crayon.
now what?
blue?
[as Yuc reaches for a new crayon]
I'll do it like this.
I'm done with the yellow crayon too.
you know what happened when you put that one the yellow.
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look it looks kind of greenish.
doesn't it?
yes!
Oreo!
well Nan said that whenever she came back...
let 's finish this rainbow.
where's Nan?
she just stepped out.
how about some orange on there on that rainbow?
orange?
mhm.
here's orange.
[pointing to the picture]
that's brown.
oh orange.
and red.
Oreo!
[as Nan walks into the room]
now ask nicely.
I want more Oreos.
ask Nan nicely.
how do five year olds ask for things?
Oreos.
[reaching his hands out]
may I please?
Oreos.
quiet!
no!
quiet.
no I don't feel like being quiet.
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the only way you get things is if you ask for them very nicely.
I think Nan still has some too if you as for them nicely.
what would you like Yuc?
do you want them?
I'm waiting until I'm done with my drawing.
that's nice.
here see?
[showing Mot his picture]
I want an Oreo cookie please.
I like the way you said please.
[handing him the cookies]
mhm.
this is the way I like to eat Oreo cookies.
[taking the cookie apart]
open it up.
oh yeah.
but I don't...
xxx the candy.
the icing?
did you tell Nan about all the cookies we made at christmastime?
what was the name of our bakery?
www bakery.
[a combination of their first names]
what did I say?
you're not sposta...
[drops his cookie on the floor]
[getting him a new cookie]
tell Nan what was your main job in the bakery?
thank you for the Oreo.
[as Nan hands him a new cookie]
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what were your main jobs in the bakery?
no.
huh?
we didn't make Oreos.
no we didn't make Oreos in our bakery.
what did we make?
pitzels.
pitzels.
what else?
[shakes his head "no"]
chocolate christmas balls.
walnut bourbon balls which you didn't eat huh?
because they had liquor in them.
they had liquor in them.
but what did you do for me?
what was your job on those cookies?
pour the liquor in.
no what did you chop?
remember how did you use the food processor by yourself?
I chopped up the nuts.
you used a food processor?
he was my nut chopper.
he chopped up all my nuts.
mm yummy.
[as he eats his cookie]
he chopped the vanilla wafers.
mm yummy.
[as he eats]
he stirs things up.
well where's Doctor Feldman?
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[reads]
how come...
oh my goodness.
how come he jumped away?
he didn't want Max to catch him.
now you tell me the same story.
oh no!
then we're done and you can get your cookies.
let 's hear your voice on the taperecorder.
well Max went out lilypadding.
but he didn't catch a frog.
he didn't catch a frog.
mhm.
then he went home.
tell me each page.
that was a good story Yuc.
okay tell about me this page.
then we're done Yuc.
and then you can hear this story on the taperecorder.
I.
almost done.
I can't.
I bet you can.
tell me about me page.
oh I can't.
oh.
I know you've been working so hard.
only a couple more minutes.
finish this story and we're all done and we can go home.
you hafta do everything.
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do we have any more Oreo cookies?
one more.
oh yum.
finish this story and you can get the other Oreo cookie.
okay.
well he went out lilypadding.
frog catching.
good job!
but Max what did he see but a big fat frog sitting on a lily pad.
and but Max didn't notice a big log.
he fell splat right head first into the water.
you remembered the story just exactly right!
[reads the story]
now it's your turn to tell ET the very same story.
[referring to the stuffed animal Yuc has with him]
ET will remember it.
oh then he can tell it to me.
he said he won't.
tell me that story ET.
but he don't wanna tell it.
one of our last jobs before we get to hear what Yuc sounds like on the taperecorder.
I hope he can tell me that story.
Bob ran out into the street.
got the letters.
gave them back to the lady.
and he went on his way back to home.
and the next day he went back to school.
good can we do this one more time?
[rereads the story]
we're gonna...
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we're gonna hear you on there.
[referring to the tape recorder]
[continues to read]
let ET tell it.
okay ET tell me the story.
you hafta be ET's voice.
one day...
no he hasta talk himself.
he hasta talk himself.
[plays with the ET doll]
you're gonna hafta tell him the story then.
the story is a guy was walking to the store.
he saw a lady carrying letters.
and they blew all over the street.
I wonder what the rest of the story is?
I don't know.
tell me a little bit more.
I can't remember.
tell me one more thing.
I can't Nan.
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you get to see this.
oh my goodness.
tell me all about that.
ah ah I don't know.
[shrugging his shoulders]
what's happening?
what do you see Cal?
mm I don't know.
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mm.
[as he studies the picture]
tell me one thing about that picture.
mm.
what are they doing?
do you wanna look at the other one first?
mhm.
[activity turns to next picture]
go back other picture.
hm.
hm.
what do you see in there that you know?
there mommy see?
[turning the picture to Mot]
you know some things in there.
I bet you can find one thing that you know in there.
what?
I can't see it remember?
this is what I see.
[showing Cal the manila folder]
you hafta tell Nan about it.
I don't know what's on this picture.
I don't know.
[shrugging his shoulders]
where are they?
in the picture!
where in the picture?
what are they doing?
crack an egg.
cracking an egg oh my goodness.
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is there anything else?
no nothing else.
[giggling]
oh Cal I bet there's something else they're doing.
pour water.
good job.
that's all!
okay.
I bet you know about this picture.
oh my goodness!
playground.
oh my goodness tell me more about that.
slidingboard.
mhm.
kids.
yes huh.
go back to this picture.
[picking up the first picture]
oh.
[as he removes a french+fry container]
what's that Cal?
I don't know.
oh I bet you do.
uhhuh.
what was in there?
Mcdonalds.
Mcdonalds.
what would you get in there at Mcdonalds?
french fries.
you got it.
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good job!
what else in here?
I don't know.
you can take everything out.
oh.
[removing a happy meal box from the bag]
look hamburger.
you're right!
I think we need a new happy meal box don't we Cal?
is our happy meal box broken?
broken up.
I know.
it's a mess huh?
no.
no?
did you say a hamburger comes in there?
yes.
okay.
ew look it.
[pointing to a figure on the happy meal box]
who's that?
I don't know.
I see some dogs on there.
do you see some dogs?
yes.
do you think a hamburger...
[takes plastic bag away from Cal's face]
let me see do you a think hamburger might have be in here?
yes.
okay what's that?
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[referring to the straw Cal is holding]
you can tell me.
straw.
you got it!
bag.
[as he picks up a bag]
mhm.
nothing.
[exploring the bag]
oh a knife.
uhhuh.
that's all.
that's all?
so where did you tell me I found all of these things?
Mcdonalds.
good job.
do you like to go to Mcdonalds?
[nods his head "yes"]
what do you like to eat at Mcdonalds?
hamburgers that's all!
just a hamburger.
and a toy.
yes?
what do you like to drink at Mcdonalds?
nothing.
nothing?
sometimes you do.
do you like orange drink?
yes.
yes sometimes you like orange drink?
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how about milkshakes?
do you like milkshakes at Mcdonalds?
yes.
do you like strawberry or chocolate or vanilla?
chocolate.
chocolate mm.
okay Cal can you help me put this stuff back in the bag?
bye knife.
bye straw.
[as Cal places items in the bag]
bye bag.
bye fries.
bye hamburgers.
bye hamburger.
okay Cal here's our job this time.
I want you to tell me what happens when you go to Mcdonalds.
the first thing you hafta do and then the next thing you hafta do and then the next thing and the next thing and the next thing until it's time to go home.
eat.
okay good.
ah ah that's all.
okay.
when I go to Mcdonalds the first thing I do is I walk in the door.
and then what happens?
pay.
good job!
and then?
you sit down eat.
ah then you leave.
mhm.
and then you do nothing.
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I wonder what's in here?
toys.
do you want them?
yes.
okay.
what's this?
[reaching into the bag of toys]
towel.
[pulling it out of the bag]
mhm.
here is a big towel.
[pulling a washrag out of the bag]
toothbrush.
good job!
I don't know what this is.
[removing the bottle of shampoo from the bag]
it's for your hair.
so what would it be?
what do you wash your hair with?
shamp'.
'poo.
good job!
knife.
[picking up the toothpaste]
[he is laughing]
what's that?
I don't know.
it's for this.
[pointing to the toothbrush]
toothbrush.
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and so this is tooth...
tooth...
paste.
paste.
[explains they get their toothpaste in a pump]
soap.
it's soap.
little teeny soap huh?
big soap.
[picking up the second bar of soap]
mhm.
this?
[picking up the powder]
can I show you what that is?
yes.
hold your hand out.
[places powder on Cal's hand]
stop.
what is that?
I don't know.
powder.
you don't like that huh?
[as Cal shakes the powder off of his hand]
okay.
does it smell good?
yes.
mm good job!
put it back.
okay you can put it back in.
toothbrush is in.
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that's the McDonalds...
[giggles]
okay Mister Cal.
I want you to tell all about...
where do we see all of these things?
in your...
at Mcdonald.
not the Mcdonald stuff this stuff.
the...
ah shampoo.
shampoo.
and towels.
towel.
in your...
what room in your house?
I know in your dining room.
you have your towels and washcloth and your soap and your toothbrush in your dining room.
no not in the dining room stupid.
oh my goodness was I being silly?
since that was all bath stuff Cal I want you to tell me all about taking a bath.
I want you to tell me the first thing you hafta do and then the next thing and the next thing and the next thing until you're all done.
mm take a bath.
okay.
brush your teeth.
okay.
ah floss your teeth.
okay.
ah go to sleep.
wake up.
you take a bath.
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ah play with the bunny.
the first thing I do when I take a bath is I go into the bathroom.
and then what do you hafta do?
wash yourself.
good job.
ah hm that's all.
okay you take everything out here for me alright?
do you know what that is Cal?
[as Cal removes plastic barnyard from inside of farm]
no.
I'll show you.
look there are the vegetables.
this is the farm's garden.
do you see all the vegetables?
uhhuh.
what kind of vegetable does that looks like do you think?
I don't know.
do you think it looks like mm peppers or tomatoes?
peppers.
[laughing because they are tomatoes]
peppers what color are...
well it could be sometimes there are red peppers.
mm tomatoes.
tomatoes you think so?
do you like tomatoes?
yes.
[shakes head "yes"]
yes.
do we have any?
yes.
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did you plant tomatoes in your garden?
yes.
what else do you have in your garden Cal?
let me think.
just tomatoes that's all.
no we have some other stuff.
what did you and grandpap plant?
remember what you planted?
[shakes head "no"]
what did grandpap plant with Cal?
garlic.
garlic.
ew so you can make spaghetti with fresh garlic and fresh tomatoes huh?
yes.
[shakes head "yes"]
oh that's delicious.
can you reach some of the animals in here?
can you get some animals?
[reaches for the animals in the barn]
oh my goodness.
what's that?
horse.
you're right!
right!
what's this Cal?
I don't know.
do you think it might be a cow or a sheep?
sheep.
" hi horse."
I can't get him out.
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how about this guy?
that's a mm...
moo.
a cow.
mhm.
how about this little guy?
that's a doggie.
oh you're right!
how about that guy?
do you think you know what he is?
no.
cockledoodledoo.
a roos'.
a rooster.
a rooster.
how about this?
it's...
it's a...
she gives us some eggs.
the...
ch'...
chickens.
chickens.
chickens.
where should we put the fences Cal?
I don't know!
you decide.
yes.
where do you wanna put them?
in there.
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[places the fences]
oh that's good.
who do you think this is?
I don't know.
he's the farm'...
'mer.
farmer.
and there's a lady.
lady.
mhm.
uhoh.
could I start my story Cal?
yes.
okay.
once upon a time there was a big farm with all kind of animals on it.
uhhuh.
and one day along came a big brown monkey and he jumped right into the middle of the farm.
oh no Cal what's gonna happen now?
I don't know.
oh tell me a story about these animals.
well...
I don't know.
what do you think the animals might do Cal?
[shrugs his shoulder]
you can just play with them.
do you think that monkey belongs on a farm?
no!
uhoh.
oh no and the farmer said
" monkey why are you on my farm."
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[has the monkey eat the crops in the garden]
oh no.
what happened?
oh no Cal what's he doing?
eating this.
[continues to have the monkey eat]
oh Cal what's that monkey doing?
eating.
eating what?
I don't know.
he's eating in the garden?
yes.
oh my goodness.
monkey what are you doing?
" yum yum yum yum yum yum."
[as the monkey]
oh my goodness.
oh no.
he's eating in here.
[placing the monkey in the barn]
eating in here.
oh no.
" yum yum yum."
what's happening to all my vegetables?
more animals.
[reaches into farm]
uhoh.
what did that sheep do to that farmer?
I couldn't see Cal.
[as Cal knocks the farmer over with the sheep]
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what did he do?
I don't know.
what's he doing to his friends?
eating.
what's he doing now?
farmer what are you doing?
whoops.
[uses the farmer to knock the animals away]
yum yum yum.
uhoh.
[places the monkey in the barn]
" yummy yum yum yum yum goody."
[using the horse]
whoops.
[dropping an animal]
mouse.
uhoh.
mouse.
[looking in the barn]
really?
uhoh.
oh my goodness.
there's a cat.
here it goes.
oh my goodness.
see two mouses over here.
[pointing in the barn]
oh no what are we gonna do about those mice in that barn?
I don't know.
uhoh.
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anymore mice in there?
I don't see anymore mice but I see a cat.
a cat?
yes.
oh what do you think that cat might do?
eat everything here.
oh like what?
eat all the farm.
eat all of the farm?
yes.
oh no and then what's gonna happen?
and the...
[has the animals eat in the barn]
these are sure hungry animals Cal.
I wonder what's in there that is so good to eat hm.
what do you think 's in there that's so good to eat?
candy.
candy?
that's sounds right.
what's your favorite kind of candy Cal?
I don't know.
I don't know what.
[turning to Mot]
you know what.
just candy.
yes.
do you have one certain kind you like mommy to buy when you go to the store?
I don't know.
[shrugs his shoulder]
I don't know what.
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do you remember what daddy's favorite kind is?
we get it at the swimming pool.
I don't know.
what does daddy like to eat?
I don't know.
you can't remember what we bought?
I don't know.
Snickers.
Snickers.
Snickers I don't think I've had a Snickers bar in a long time.
do you like Snickers?
yes.
yes.
oh I see some mouses in there.
whoops.
[as he places the monkey in the barn and closes the door]
are you all done with the farm Cal?
yes.
tell me about your bunnies.
ah he is Jonathan bunny.
how do you take care of him?
do you help take care of him?
Bro does the food.
no Bro doesn't do the food.
I do the food.
Bro do...
I don't know.
what's his job?
what's Bro's job?
what does he hafta do?
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clean out the bunny's litter.
that's all.
mhm.
you draw a picture with Mot okay?
this?
[picking up a piece of paper]
here get one sheet.
now think first what you might wanna draw.
oh one piece.
do you know what you wanna draw?
Big foot.
I can't think nothing just Big foot.
you can think of something else.
what else did you draw in your notebooks at home?
just Big foot that's all!
no you draw other things.
like what?
hm?
like what?
[shrugging his shoulders]
well go ahead finish your Big foot picture for Nan.
that's all.
[as he finishes coloring]
mm are you gonna put anything else in your picture?
that's all.
[putting crayon in the box]
look she gave you lots of paper.
look here wanna draw something different?
no.
how about that little man on a skateboard like you drew at home?
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could you draw one for Nan like that?
[shakes head "yes"]
gimme black.
[reaching into the crayon box]
skateboard.
hm?
skateboard.
okay.
I can't make it.
[as he colors]
there that's good!
that's a...
one page.
[placing his picture on the table]
what's that over there?
[reaching across the table]
you can use the back of those too.
I don't know if Nan...
no just the front.
why just the front?
because.
hm?
because.
now what are you gonna make a picture of?
a house.
a house ew.
how do you make a house?
mm well think of our house.
what shape do you think our house is?
red.
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no not the color the shape.
green.
[as he begins to color]
mommy it has swingsets.
the swingset.
I'm not having one on there.
there's a garden.
okay.
[draws]
what goes on top of the house so the rain doesn't come in?
do you know what you call that?
a bridge.
a bridge?
are you changing your idea?
smoke.
where's that from?
where's the smoke coming from?
door.
in their house?
bunnies there.
oh yeah draw Nan a picture of your bunnies.
I can't.
you remember how mommy showed you.
here try one up here.
no.
well he might wanna see.
no.
what are you drawing?
no!
I know you can do it.
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[as Cal draws, puts crayons down.]
well that's pretty good.
[reads the story]
your turn you tell me the story Cal.
ah Max and his dog...
good job!
ah hm.
are you trying to remember the dog's name?
no.
is that what you're trying to remember?
his name?
yes.
Pero.
Pero.
turn the next page now.
okay.
[turning the page]
and he sees the frog ah...
sitting.
and Max ah runned down.
he runned down.
ah.
I don't know.
splash he goed in the water.
and the frog jumped away.
[reads story]
now you tell me that story.
one day...
one day Max ah...
this is a different story.
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do you wanna listen again?
yes.
[reads story]
okay your turn.
Bob ah...
uhhuh.
okay you told me Bob.
Bob...
a man ran into the street and picked up letters.
uhhuh.
and put the letters...
that's a hard story.
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tell me about that picture and then we'll get another sticker.
mmmm.
mmmm.
they eat.
eat.
they eat.
eat.
tell me louder.
eat.
anything else you see on that picture?
tell me all about that picture Cal.
and tell me real loud.
tell me what you see Cal.
slidingboard.
swings.
that's all.
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look at this stuff Cal.
[shakes bag]
uhoh.
look at all of these things.
wow.
where did get all these things Cal?
where did I buy them?
I dunno.
did you ever go to McDonalds?
yes.
did you ever find anything like this at Mcdonalds?
did you ever have...
what's this?
what is this?
you know.
I know.
this is a banana.
is that a banana?
no.
what is it?
I dunno.
what is this?
a paper cup.
ah you told me.
uhoh here comes an apple.
is this an apple?
no?
what is it?
money.
I know.
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here is my hat.
it's not a hat?
what is this Cal?
a napkin.
a napkin boy am I being silly today.
I know.
here's a spoon.
ah no.
what is it?
cup.
what's in here?
nothing.
nothing?
nothing.
what should go in here?
could it be a sandwich?
sandwich.
what kind of sandwiches do you like?
pocket eggs.
you do?
yes.
uhoh.
here's my comb.
no.
what is this?
a knife.
you're right.
can you help me put all of these things away?
do you wanna touch them and help me put them away?
you can look at them for a minute.
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wow.
look at all those things.
am I being silly.
listen Cal.
here's what I want you to tell me.
ready for the rest of our game here?
what happens when you go to Mcdonalds from the very first thing the next thing the next thing and the next thing?
what happens when you go to Mcdonalds?
I dunno.
you tell me and then I'll find you another sticker.
I eat.
you eat?
anything else?
mm napkin.
and napkins.
anything else?
and yyy.
nothing.
and then do you throw all your garbage away Cal?
you do?
very good.
anything else?
look what's in here.
wait until you see what's in here.
can you get the animals out.
go ahead.
get the animals out.
what's in there?
moo Cal.
cow.
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a cow.
what else is in my barn?
done.
[plays with the animals]
uhoh.
here's my story Cal.
wanna listen to my story?
once upon a time there was a big farm.
with all kind of animals on it.
even a silly brown monkey.
one day the monkey came onto the farm and said hi cow.
uhoh.
your turn to finish the story.
I can't.
what happened?
I don't know.
oh tell me about...
here you can be the monkey.
what are you doing here monkey?
what are you doing here?
you are?
hi monkey.
what are you doing monkey?
mm.
you better not eat my food monkey.
[has the monkey eat the food]
uhoh.
and then what happened next?
then he...
[places the monkey in the barn]
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where 'd he go?
inside the barn?
uhoh where 'd you go monkey?
hi monkey.
good job.
anything more happening in the barn?
no.
can you help me put the animals away?
come on.
use your muscles.
[as Cal attempts to open the box of crayons]
use a little muscles on it.
oh boy.
what's in there?
huh?
what's in there?
listen.
you're gonna draw Nan wants you to draw a picture right Nan?
mhm.
what can you draw Nan a picture of?
Big foot.
okay.
first of all.
what color is your Big foot?
[picks up a crayon]
no what color is your Big foot at home?
mm blue.
okay.
you gotta find the blue crayon then.
[picks up a crayon, colors]
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okay.
what else you gonna put in the picture?
hm?
nothing.
what's shining in the sky?
what's shining in the sky today?
nothing.
ah there is so.
what's up...
clouds.
do it like Big foot.
put little circles.
clouds.
[counts one two three four five eight nine ten.]
what does big foot do?
nothing.
oh come on.
you know he does more than nothing.
what does he do?
mm crushes cars.
okay.
why don't you have him crush a car?
then you can draw a picture of the car he's crushing.
what is that?
is that a car?
yes.
is he crushing a car?
is that a car that is already crushed?
yes.
it's already crushed?
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huh?
huh?
ah.
ah Nan wants a nice picture.
draw a nice picture.
no let him do this Bro.
put the Mario on it.
put the Mario in.
okay get another one.
[handing Cal a new piece of paper]
the Mario is mm blue and red.
it's blue.
it is blue and red.
mm.
that's blue.
this one.
get blue.
red.
right there.
blue.
here blue.
and there's orange.
make his hat.
okay now make his hat.
what's his hat?
[shows Cal a picture]
Mario has a big head.
that's a big head.
I can't do it.
well try the best you can.
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give him a moustache.
moustache.
and ears.
there it is.
is that the head?
Batman.
draw Batman right down here.
Batman huh!
draw Batman.
show it to the camera.
Batman.
Cal what color is Batman?
huh?
he's black.
get black out Cal.
get black.
do you have an orange?
orange?
his hair 's sticking up.
put some more on.
put some more hair on.
no.
does he just have one hair?
really?
not just one hair.
Big foot.
will you let mommy see?
can you draw on the back of this?
oh can you show Nan how you trace hand?
look put it on here.
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[placing a piece of paper on the table]
make a picture of your hand.
there.
yes Cal.
good drawing.
how 'bout the sun?
can you make me the sun?
it's a hot day out there today.
hot day yes.
what color 's the sun?
blue.
no.
red.
sometimes it looks reddish.
what color do we use to make the sun?
mm.
what color is Daniel pointing to?
yellow.
well find yellow.
okay.
now make a nice big one.
yes make a big one.
there.
[coloring]
where's it at?
I can't see it.
push down.
uhoh it's done.
what's done?
where's the sun at?
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where'd you draw it at?
Cal where'd you draw it at?
I don't see.
I can't see it.
no I don't see it.
I can't make the sun.
yes.
yes you can.
you gotta try hard.
crayon hard so you can see.
I can't see it.
you've got muscles.
press hard on that crayon.
come on.
just make sure you don't break it.
I can't.
it's hard to see on the white paper.
that's okay.
do you wanna look at one more thing?
book!
a book.
this is a silly book.
do you like silly books?
I love silly books.
do you?
yes.
yes?
okay.
here's my story.
[gives directions to Cal]
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[begins reading story]
look at this Cal.
look at this.
[as Cal is looking around room instead of at book]
once upon a time there was a boy named Max.
Max.
[continues reading story]
Max and his dog went frog catching.
Max.
Max you're right.
[reads story]
what did he see but a big fat frog.
mm over there.
[finishes reading]
your turn.
very good.
can you tell me real loud?
next.
next?
okay tell me about that.
there is frogs.
very good.
he run to get a frog.
then he fall in water.
oh no.
I told you that was a silly story didn't I?
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look what you get to see.
tell me all about this picture.
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that's not me.
tell me about it.
I don't know.
what's happening?
do you wanna do this one first?
[picks up second picture after child is unable to be engaged in activity]
[child not able to be engaged activity]
tell me about this picture.
remember I can't see it.
well turn around and see.
[picks up picture, tries to show it to NAN]
[responds to knock on the door]
the girl is riding on the seesaw.
[points to picture]
and the one is walking up the steps and sliding.
there I did it.
oh what's this?
[places happy meal box on table]
ah McDonalds.
what is it?
from McDonalds.
from McDonalds.
uhoh what came in here?
[places french fry container on table]
ah throw this thing away.
there was nothing.
what came in here?
what do you think I'd find here at McDonalds?
fries or a Coke?
some fries.
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oh what's this?
McDonalds bag.
mhm.
a spoon.
a straw.
[as Nan removes items from bag]
a fork.
you're right.
a napkin.
you're right.
you knew what all of our stuff was.
and where did we say we find all of this stuff?
where's all of this stuff from?
from McDonalds.
from McDonalds.
do you like to go to McDonalds?
[nods head "yes"]
yes.
what do you like to eat at McDonalds?
hamburgers and pop and french fries.
that's all I like nothing else.
that's all you like?
nothing else?
oh my.
I want you to tell me Mat the first thing you do when you go to McDonalds the next thing you do when you go to McDonalds the next thing you do when you go to McDonalds until you're all done at McDonalds.
I know can I help you?
[after latency]
the first thing...
well I got my strength back.
you got strength back.
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have some of mine that will help you get your strength back.
[hands bag of candy to NAN]
I can have one?
yes.
what is it?
well it's...
that's a fruit snack.
there's Garfield Odi and teddy bear.
[points to picture on package]
teddy bears don't talk.
uhhuh.
so Mat what happens when you go to McDonalds the first thing you do when you go to McDonalds the next thing you do when you go to McDonalds the next thing you do when you go to McDonalds until you're all done at McDonalds.
well we eat at McDonalds then go home.
then keep on going to McDonalds 'til we big.
uhhuh.
well the first thing I do when I go to McDonalds is I walk in the door and then what happens?
I don't know.
what do you do after you walk in the door?
just sit down and wait 'til the food comes.
oh.
and then what do you do when the food comes?
eat it.
and then what do you do?
go back home.
good girl!
look what I have in here.
a towel.
is that from your home?
that's from Roz's house.
well I don't wanna see anything.
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I have towels at my home.
you do?
what's this?
[holding up a wash rag]
a rag.
mhm.
no I don't want no more!
here let 's see what else is in here.
this is pretty neat.
that's soap.
mhm.
what is this kind of soap is?
cameo oh it says caress.
toothbrush toothpaste lotion.
powder.
powder.
this is for your hair.
so it's sham'...
so sham'...
sham'...
what do you use to wash your hair?
that's water.
water.
and that's sham'...
'poo.
mhm you did it!
where do you think I see all of these things?
when I'm taking a...
bath.
a bath good girl.
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then you use this.
[picks up soap]
mhm.
can you help me put this stuff back in the bag?
sure.
[labels items as Mat places them in the bag]
they're all gone.
now I want you to tell me what happens when you go to take a bath.
the first thing you hafta do the next thing you hafta do and the next thing you hafta do until you're all done taking a bath.
what happens when you take a bath?
I don't know let me see the surprise first.
what?
let me see the surprise first.
what surprise?
the one that I heard before.
I'll show you the surprise in a minute.
can I close my eyes?
well you hafta tell me about what you do when you take a bath and then you can see the surprise.
when you take bath you use soap to clean your skin off.
mhm.
then you wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner.
mhm and then what happens?
you wash it all off and then you dry yourself off.
mhm.
and then?
you put clothes on.
we hafta put these back in here first for a minute.
okay.
I don't think you're gonna be able to lock it.
just open the side.
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I locked it see?
okay.
let 's see...
put it here.
[places barn on the table]
take these out and close it.
put these right here.
[moves the barn]
then open this up.
then you open this door then open another door.
then all of the animals come out.
the monkeys and the gate.
can I have him for a minute?
sure.
there's the chicken.
here along came a dog swimming in the water.
wow.
and the moose is walking right on the ground here.
[places a horse on the table]
and another moose is eating grass.
I thought that was a horse.
and I thought that one was a cow.
and this is a horse?
[picks up the horse]
uhhuh.
so there is a cow is eating grass.
cow 's gonna go in here and eat grass.
[places cow in the barn]
oh cow goes in here to eat grass.
that's the chicken's nest.
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I think.
but the elevator.
that's an elevator?
wow.
grass inside.
uhoh look what happened on our farm now.
one day when all of the animals were outside playing a big brown monkey came right in to the middle of the farm and said
" here I am."
uhoh.
now the animals start running back in to the elevator.
mm.
huh?
they can.
this is your story.
you tell me what happens next.
and the animals run in the elevator.
you know why?
hm?
[makes animal noises as she places animals in the barn]
and closed...
[closes the barn door]
are they all home?
not the boys.
okay.
not the girl either.
okay.
the monkey's tail rolls up like this.
it's sposta.
and you make the monkey 'cause you are in the play with me remember?
[hands monkey to NAN]
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oh alright.
what should I have the monkey say?
well you just make him talk.
Mat I don't know what he wants to say.
you hafta help me.
what is he gonna say?
well he hasta say something so give me something to say to him.
well what do you want him to do?
he hasta scare all of those people away.
how about say hello?
he hasta say hello.
" hello."
and you want him to scare the people away?
what would you say if you wanted the monkey to scare them away?
what would you say to scare somebody away?
well just run in here and the elevator 's closed.
oh no.
why did you scare the animals away?
why?
I don't know.
why?
what should I tell them Mat?
because he scared the animals away right?
right.
but why did you scare the animals away?
" I don't know why did I."
[as the monkey]
well you scared them away.
now there's no more animals for me.
so I hafta get up and fix up our farm right?
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mhm.
scram.
stay back there and don't get out.
this is where they laid the nest?
[places chicken in the barnyard]
huh mommy?
okay.
and the doggy 's...
[removes dog from the barn]
woof woof.
so what are the animals doing now?
well the cow drinks water.
mhm.
that's right.
mhm.
pretend okay?
and the cow drinks too.
okay.
then the cow drinks water too okay?
mhm.
and the sheep does too.
mhm.
okay.
now watch that's how she drinks water.
[places the sheep at the trough]
wow!
huh?
that's neat.
should we...
he's gotta be nice.
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[picks up monkey]
uhhuh.
okay.
that's why he jumped out of the tree.
gotta make him stand.
and he said
" hello everyone."
and he said
" hello everyone.
" hello everyone."
" hi."
moo.
[picks up a horse]
nay.
that's a horse.
[ends activity]
what are you making me?
mm somethings that's nice.
okay.
are you gonna use a bunch of colors?
[nods head yes]
what color 's that?
[as Mat picks up a crayon]
blue.
okay.
wow!
oh you're coloring real small.
uhhuh.
I think you hafta turn it around.
[as Mat attempts to place lid on marker]
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yes.
you forgot huh?
mhm.
orange.
[picking up marker]
there's crayons too.
yes there's some in there too.
but the xxx don't need crayons right?
no you can use markers.
uhhuh 'cause they're nicer to color right?
mhm.
that's a pretty orange.
[as Mat colors]
I'm making a flower.
mhm.
a pretty rose.
oh that's real nice honey.
that's okay.
[as a marker falls]
what color 's that?
[as Mat picks up a marker]
yellow.
yellow.
mhm but it's stuck.
yes.
because it's sometimes dry it's inside right?
I know what you're gonna make me.
what?
a flower.
oh I like flowers.
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that'll stay new forever right?
that's right.
because they're on picture huh?
mhm.
grass.
[as Mat draws]
that's real nice.
are you gonna draw little bit of leaf on the plants?
make little leafs?
sure.
[draws]
yes.
oh that's pretty.
what do you want me to draw this time?
make me a rose.
this is a rose.
[points to a picture]
okay well make me a red rose.
[colors]
oh that's pretty.
that's for my dad right?
okay.
you remembered daddy bought me roses huh?
oh that is such a pretty rose Mat.
now are you gonna make me a tree?
make mommy a tree for my garden?
because you're gonna have a garden?
yes we always have a garden.
remember last year we had tomatoes.
yes but you make your own tree garden?
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yes and green peppers.
your own good green peppers?
uhhuh.
this year we're gonna plant a Mat plant a Maisie plant and an Mary plant.
wow!
you're gonna have your special flowers that you take care of okay?
uhhuh.
boom.
[as she opens marker]
hey that's pretty nice.
what's that?
a tree.
oh!
this is mommy's tree right?
okay.
[activity ends]
now it's your turn.
I just wanna play with this.
[reaches for the barn]
uhhuh tell me the story.
one bright...
one bright...
one bright day Max runned out to catch some frogs.
he likes them doesn't he?
mhm.
when he went to the pond but what happened he went to catch a frog.
mhm.
then...
he falled in the water.
then splishsplash.
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then the frog went jumping away.
good girl!
[reads story]
now you tell me that same story.
I can't because I'm almost five.
well you tell me just a little bit.
one day...
one day...
then what happened?
one day what?
what can you remember about that story?
do you want me to tell you it again?
Mat!
you wanna hear the story again?
I wanna see that farm game.
okay we hafta tell the story first and then we can get the farm out.
one day...
I don't know.
wanna listen the story again and then you can tell it to me real fast and we'll be all done?
yes.
okay you hafta listen.
[reads story]
now your turn.
I just wanna play with the farm game.
well we can't play with the farm game until you tell me the story.
one day after...
Mat tell me some of the story that you can remember.
one day...
what happened?
Bob went to the store.
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mhm.
and he saw a woman carrying some letters.
mhm.
and the letters blowed way out to street.
Bob said
" I can pick them up from you."
and he looked both ways and he saw no cars coming.
and that's all I hafta say.
just finish the story.
we're almost done.
you remembered everything.
and one day Bob went to the store.
mhm.
and he saw a woman carrying some letters.
putting them in the mailbox.
mhm.
and the mail blowed out to the street.
mhm.
and Bob said
" I can take them up for you."
he looked both ways if the cars were coming.
mhm.
so he ran in the street picked up some letters.
and the woman thanked Bob.
you did it.
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do you know what's silly about this picture?
what?
you can see it I can't.
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when you see this picture I want you to tell me all about it.
okay.
the boy is cooking with his dad and the girl.
and the guy and the dad.
is there something else you can tell me about that picture?
uhuh.
just a little bit more.
they're making something.
tell me one more thing about that picture.
they put it in the bowl.
and the boy is putting it in the pan.
and the girl is putting water in the bowl.
what's that guy doing there?
what's he doing?
I don't know.
I can't see.
you hafta tell me about it.
I'll look at it in a minute but you tell me what you see them doing.
he's cutting.
yes he is.
I don't know what he's doing.
can I look at it now?
remember I can't see it.
it's a playground.
wow.
well you hafta tell me about it then I'll look.
tell me as many things as you can about this picture.
there's a swing.
slidingboard.
a tunnel that you can go through and then you come down.
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okay?
mhm.
that's all I can think of.
can you tell me one more thing?
the lady 's going up the step.
oh wow.
how about another thing?
trees.
there's trees in there.
[points to picture]
look.
I don't think we're done yet.
I bet you can tell me one last thing.
what is it?
you tell me one last thing.
you're doing such a nice job.
the guy is helping the girl.
he is?
how is he helping her?
he's pushing her.
anything else you can tell me about it?
uhuh.
wow what kind of things do we have here Yur?
a knife.
mhm.
whoops I better give it to the man.
what is that?
[as Yur places money in a box]
what is that Yur?
money.
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mhm.
can you look at these things and put them all in here?
[puts McDonald's items in bag]
thank you.
can you put the rest of the things in here with me?
uhoh.
what fell on the floor?
mm the cup.
the cup.
hey Yur where do you see all these things anyway?
Mcdonalds.
oh at Mcdonalds.
see you have one.
[points to item in box]
what is this for?
I dunno.
you know what?
I think they put french fries in there.
no this.
[points to something in box]
oh in there.
you know what?
I think if sometimes you order a lot of them I think they put it in there.
and if you order just a few french fries they put them in the little package.
oh we forgot one.
thanks Yur.
well we saw all kind of things from where?
Mcdonalds.
okay.
this is my next job I want you to do for me.
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I want you to tell me what happens when you go to Mcdonalds from the very first thing and then the next and the then the next and the next thing and the next thing.
as many things as you can think of.
we'll see how many you do.
how many can you do?
my dad went some where.
just for a minute.
and he'll be right back.
and we'll still work.
and we'll tell him all our good stories when he comes back.
okay?
what's that xxx?
you tell me all about going to Mcdonalds and then I'll let you see it in a bit.
okay.
the dads give the girl money.
then they put in mustard and ketchup and then they give it back.
okay?
and then...
and then you start eating.
mhm.
and then?
and then you start going.
and then?
and then you start putting your coats on.
and then?
and then you have supper.
tell me one more thing.
I don't know what it is.
anything else you know about going to Mcdonalds?
uhhuh.
I bet you can tell me one more thing about what happens when you go to Mcdonalds.
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about drinks.
oh.
can you tell me one more thing?
what is it?
fries.
oh my goodness.
what about it?
flies I told you.
what about flies?
fries.
oh fries.
my sister had hot fries.
she did?
yes.
well that was a good job.
I like what you told me about Mcdonalds.
what is this?
what is it?
it's a towel.
mhm you were telling my friend about a towel before weren't you?
were you telling her before what a towel was for?
yes for drying.
the soap came unwrapped.
what else do we have?
holy cow the soap.
I wanna put this over here.
oh you found the toothbrush.
[picks up toothbrush, sticks it in his mouth]
oh don't put it in your mouth.
that might be really dirty.
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more soap.
can we open it?
no it's not to open.
nope it's just to look at and to pretend with.
there's something in it?
[bangs bar of soap on table]
yes there's soap in there.
do you know what that is?
no.
that's a little tiny bottle of shampoo.
you can't open it.
Yur when do we see all these things anyway?
oop one more thing in here?
powder.
[puts powder on his arm]
mhm.
that's pretend powder.
it's real powder.
it's real powder huh?
yes.
well where do we see all these things anyways?
what's in here?
[picks up shampoo bottle]
what do you think 's in there?
oop.
we can just look at it but we don't wanna touch it okay?
what's in there?
what was it?
what's that called?
let 's put that on.
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this is just to pretend.
we'll pretend to put it on.
okay?
Yur can you help me put all these things in here?
you know what that is?
that's shampoo for your hair.
see?
well I don't think any is gonna come out.
okay.
in the bag it goes.
bye shampoo.
bye soap.
bye powder.
bye toothbrush.
bye towel.
well when do you see all these things?
hey!
you forgot this.
[waves wash cloth]
oop another washrag.
when do we see all those things Yur?
to take a bath.
to take a bath.
here's our next job and it's a real good job.
I want you to tell me all about taking a bath from the very first thing you and then the next and the next 'til we're all done with our bath.
okay?
okay.
I can't think of anything.
this is a mistake.
can I start a story and then you can finish it?
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no.
I wanna do the farm next.
we hafta do this story about taking a bath before we can do the farm.
and then we'll see the farm after we do the story about taking a bath.
okay.
the first thing I do when I take a bath is I walk in to the bathroom.
so I can take a bath I go into the bathroom.
and you finish the story.
and then...
and then you go in and put the water on.
and then you wash yourself.
and then you'll put soap on yourself.
then when you're finished you dry yourself off.
anything else?
no.
put powder on you.
that's what my mom does sometimes.
mhm.
she did that last night.
mhm.
yes.
anything else you know...
I pinched my leg.
[reaches under table]
oh my goodness.
can you tell me more about taking a bath?
uhuh.
one more thing.
get out of the bathtub and then you dry yourself off.
and then you blow dry your hair.
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[touches hair]
that's all I can think of.
well I think you thought of a lot of things.
here's the thing that you've been waiting all morning for.
the barn.
the barn.
okay.
can you help me set up my farm here?
yes.
we should lay our barnyard down first shouldn't we?
here's our barnyard Yur.
[sings as he sets up animals]
this don't stand does it?
are all the animals where you want them to go Yur?
yes.
okay.
here's my story.
you ready?
no yes I am.
okay look at me Yur.
once upon a time there was a big farm with all kind of animals even a funny brown dog.
one day all the animals were out in the barnyard and look what happened Yur.
along came a funny brown monkey and the farmer said...
now you finish the story.
[closing barn door]
lock it up.
okay.
you finish the story oh my goodness.
there's a monkey on the farm.
the farmer said
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" what are you doing here?"
I wanted the animals to take care of me.
don't this one stay up?
[tries to stand animal up]
this one don't stand up either.
okay let 's open our barnyard.
time to go to sleep.
there.
time to go to sleep sleeptime.
[sings these words]
what's in the back?
what's sposta be in back?
what's sposta be in the back?
just another door.
[turns barn around so Yur can see.]
are you gonna tell me what's happening in the story?
I am now.
you finish the story for me Yur.
what's my dad doing?
he'll be back.
here's the house.
tell me about what the animals are doing.
uhoh the monkey said
" what are you doing?"
sleeping.
I'm tired.
uhoh here comes the horsie in here.
[singing]
there.
[moving horse]
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I gotta go in my barn.
I gotta get something to eat.
I'm hungry.
[walks animal to barn]
I have a barn.
I don't know where all my animals are.
anything more happening in the barnyard with our story?
but I forgot my food that I forgot.
I better pour some food in here.
[pretend to pour into trough]
here's the sheeps.
here.
[sings old Mcdonald]
that's the song.
anything more happening in our story?
no.
wonder what that monkey 's doing on that farm.
hm?
he's just one of the animals.
do monkies always live on farms?
yes.
yes?
the horse is drinking.
[places horse at trough]
can you tell me something else that's happening on this farm?
hm.
Yur what are the animals doing?
can you open that up?
I sure can.
[opens barn]
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gotta get some more water.
ain't this the sink?
[points to picture in back of barn]
mhm.
okay.
look what the horse is doing.
he's gonna go walk.
he is?
I forgot I gotta go feed my baby.
[walks horse into barn]
uhoh.
it's nighttime.
it is huh?
it is.
oh good night.
oh it's morning now.
I work in the barn in the morning.
drinking.
what can the chickens do?
this is your story.
you tell me what they can do Yur.
what can they do?
I don't know.
wha' da ya think they can do?
this.
this won't go away.
oh where's the milk.
find the milk.
cow needs some milk.
[walks cow to barn]
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okay I'll get you some milk.
come on horse.
that's one xxx horse.
who's that in there?
who's holding the sink?
I dunno.
who do you think is?
what do you think 's happening in there?
anything else happening on our farm?
uhoh there's fire.
oh my goodness.
this is the hose right?
[points in barn]
right here?
mhm.
that can be a hose yes.
what's happening Yur?
[as Yur pretends to put out fire]
fire is.
fire.
[singing]
there's fire in my barn.
there's more stuff right?
where did you go?
what?
Shamu.
Shamu.
what's Shamu?
I saw Namu with Shamu.
and then they splashed me.
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oh my goodness.
and where was that at?
we were talking on the c b.
wow.
I bet that's a neat place.
mhm I like it a lot.
Sea world has a new baby now.
they do?
yes.
and I never saw it.
you didn't?
xxx walking back and forth in that big pool.
I don't know what those are.
the first one just came out and then the other one go forward and the other one go backwards.
were those the penguins Yur?
were those the penguins in the water?
going back and the forth.
you mean the walruses?
no that went back and forth in the big swimming pool.
xxx swimming pool?
the big one.
seals.
oh seals.
yes and the cats sang xxx.
and were the cats on waterskis?
yes.
weren't they dad?
weren't they on water skis?
and one fell in the water.
I can't even believe that.
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they went flying.
they went flying fast.
and then drove.
and then they fell in the water.
uhoh.
and then the cats were standing up.
and then one fell off on the edge.
and the skis were floating in the water.
and xxx in their hands.
and they went www.
[makes screaming noise]
and then they flew.
Muffy was in the water too.
really?
yes Muffy.
it sounds like you had a busy day.
[reads story]
frog catching?
frog catching.
frog catching?
[continues with story]
right near the bank?
right that's what this is called.
anyways www.
[continues with story]
a big log?
mhm.
that's a big log.
[finishes story]
now it's your turn to tell the story just like I told it to you.
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ah what's that hanging first?
[points to ceiling]
I'll tell you when your done telling me the story.
tell me the story.
one day Max went fish catching.
then he saw a big fat frog that landed on the lilypad.
then he went tumble rumble and then he fell in the water.
and then fell in the water.
all you can see are his boots now.
just tell me a little about the story.
can't.
one day...
one day.
what happened?
she had some letters and then the wind blew it.
mhm.
all in to the street.
mhm.
and then what happened?
that's all I can say.
no you can say just a little more.
[nods head "yes"]
so the wind blew the letters in the street.
then what happened?
and then Bob ran in the street and she ran across.
and then he picked up her letters.
and she was so happy and she thanked Bob.
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they're cooking.
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tell me more about that story.
they're cooking cake.
mhm.
and the boy and girl are helping the old man cook.
really?
tell me a little bit more.
then they're gonna cook it then eat it.
tell me all about this picture.
kids playing on the playground.
mhm.
and kids sliding down the slide one going up.
and one 's mm swinging on the swings.
you're sure good at this!
what is in here though?
Mcdonalds stuff.
like what?
like a paper bag carton french fry carton cup another carton another mm ah holder thingie.
[removing items from box as he labels them]
for apple pies maybe.
a napkin.
this is a straw.
a knife a spoon and a fork.
what do you put in there?
cheeseburgers.
how do you know?
did you read that word?
yes.
yes because now you can read huh?
well not very much.
you're just learning that's what you do in first grade learn to read.
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