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Abe didn't cry today Dad. that's good. Lou told me you had a real good time at school Wednesday. I'm up here. I know. are you our big turkey for dinner? going to be our taco? huh? no you pizza. I'm hungry. okay do you wanna eat one of these? yeah. okay. what one of these? one of these thingamajigs. yeah I'm hungry. okay let's go over in the middle of the floor and eat this. okay oh that sounds like a good idea. they cooked now? huh? they cooked? yeah they cooked. I got some hot, hot milk. hot chocolate? hot milk! you had hot milk at school? yeah brown milk. what kind of milk? brown milk. brown.
I don't want cheese on it. well here's one without cheese. hm? here's one without cheese. you hafta break it for him. oh. here you go. what's that for? big fish. does it look like a fish? yeah. it sure does. it swims. it goes up up down down up down up down. cross it out. I'm goin' out on the ocean. what are these? tostados. they remind me of those things that you put honey on. sopa'pillas. yeah. what's this now? huh? what's this now? still looks like a fish. looks like a dogfish or a catfish doesn't it? you know what? swim swim and it goes like this. Nixon's speech may come on during Planet Of The Apes tonight. what's this now?
what's this not? what's this now? what's this now! it's a mushroom. [Edna thought it looked like a mushroom] you like those? huh? I'm just showing Edna. what are you showing her? this thing we got. Abe's showing you his gourds Edna. oh. gourds. where'd you get 'em Abe? I don't know. at the market? market. what are you going to do with 'em? tell Edna what we're going to do with them. put 'em in my pumpkin. put 'em in your pumpkin! for the eyes and ears and nose and holes. this pumpkin. we're going to get some real bumpy ones like this to stick 'em in. won't that be neat Abe? yeah. is that going to be your jack-o'-lantern Abe? yeah I want some milk. I want ta eat. you wanna go pottie?
I wanna go eat. okay go pottie. I want ta go eat. we're going to eat as soon as we get... turn the light on. it's on. turn the light off and make it dark in here. okay. a horn horn! blow the horn hum a horn. don't put that in your mouth Abe. where's the horn? I don't have any horn. well what's that? it's in the pottie for a pottie. we have a big one for the pottie. that was to wash your dirty diapers when you were first born. why? it sort of looks like a horn. does it sound like a horn? no. may I see? let's see um. listen. [makes fake horn noises] it sounds like a horn. looks like a trumpet when you do it that way doesn't it? you can't do it anyway. you can't? yyy poo poo gas!
ribbit! are you a frog? giddyup? I wanna sit by you. [1w giggle] oh what an actor. I wanna sit with you. I want ta eat tacos. I wanna eat tacos. it doesn't hafta be chilled that much. poo poo... hey Abe you want ta help me get some wine? no I'll get it. I'll get it. you wanna help me? Dad you hold it. that's a beautiful bottle. did you want wine also Abe? huh? did you want wine? yeah. okay. I want wine in this glass. you want what? I want wine in this glass. you want the white glass? yeah. this one's for you Abe. why? that's the cork Abe.
huh? that's the cork. why? that's probably about enough okay? you want me to put some water in it to dilute it? yeah. that's a good idea. what are you doing? here you go. wine comes all the way up and makes the glass full. huh? I want put this on. wait Dad hasn't finished yet. want ta put this on. okay just a second let me pour one more glass. I wanna put this on. let me put this on. that's pretty good Abe. you have the corker. that tastes all baddy. you think it tastes bad? no. do you like the way it tastes? oh it really tastes pretty good. uhhuh. it tastes like um um strawberries. it tastes like strawberries? yeah. doesn't it taste like grapes? yeah tastes like grape and strawberries.
it sure does. is your finger a spoon? huh? is your finger a spoon? no I stir it up. I will stir it up. did your finger get wet? bah! there I made it peep. owie poo poo gas owie! think the table's your drum? yeah it sounds like strawberries come eat... huh? you wanna start rolling out the tacos? yeah. oh that's a good idea. anybody want any more? not right now Abe. not right now Abe look around at the glasses. they all look full to me. anyone want something? do you wanna light this candle Abe? huh? can we light this candle? I can't. well can I? may I light the candle? yeah co know what color ours? [2U3 means color] what color?
white. matches you mean? [Huffing and puffing] good job Abe. I blowed out a match. yeah. it looks like black on there. uhhuh. it really is black. the fire burns the cardboard. wanna light it again? [huffing and puffing]. aw does it still have fire? uhhuh you better blow it out. alright. spill... did you get your overalls wet? yeah my overalls are wet. well I think that they'll survive. what do you think? think they'll dry soon? yeah. well Abe I guess you don't get any more wine. huh? can't hold your liquor. I need some. I want some more. gotta get some more. no I'll get some. why?
you can have milk or water instead. xxx that sounds like a horn. it does? is that the way you blow a horn? yeah I wanna lick the bowl. the bowl's in the sink. I've already washed it. I think you can have a taste though. how many do you think you can eat? four? four. how many do you eat Abe? five. no you just eat two Abe. I want four too. you want four? yeah. 'm. I don't like Mickey Mouse. how come? because. he likes you. he's one of your best friends. I don't want ta eat Mickey Mouse. hope you all don't mind a square taco. what square taco? sometimes I can't get 'em round. ouch! you about ready to eat Abe? I want eat.
that's a really sharp knife Abe. that a little one? huh? um. this taco? yeah that taco. uhhuh. oh. don't eat it though. why? why we hafta cook it first. they taste better cooked. five. no you just eat two Abe. I got tired at school. you did? yeah. did you wanna lay down and take a nap? no. well you know you can anytime. you wanna. you don't hafta stay up. sometimes if you get tired it's good just to sit down awhile. were you tired when I saw you? no I was tired at school. what's that? what's what? what's that up in the ceiling? the calendar? no on on the nails.
oh to hold up the plants? yeah. they're called Lolley bolts. those those... tacks. yeah. the colored ones? thumbtacks Abe. thumbtacks. why? huh? why? because you push 'em in with your thumb. why? I want ta eat my taco. I'm going to let you eat 'em. [blows on match] you got it! [he blew the match out] I want ta blow it there. oh, you're trying to hide one from me. why? I don't know why were you? where... will you have a Halloween party at school, Abe? they sent something home today. but I haven't read it yet. [blows out the match] hey that's a good one. just a second you're getting pretty good.
I want my taco. [blows out the match]. I think I'm going to hafta start sitting down pretty soon. let me eat my taco. Abe you know what? I think we're going to all eat together. hey Ann do I needta grate cheese. I wanna eat my two tacos. what? I want ta eat my two tacos. okay how'd you like to wait and eat with everybody? want ta eat now. and that way you can talk to us while you eat. 'cause they aren't long enough to hit with a hammer. there are um... what Abe? um. I will cut the lettuce. now all of the lettuce? no. no half of it? half of it? yeah probably. you know I say something? you people like lettuce? okay I'll cut half of it. what's that. needta find a place to cut it. right here's the place. huh?
wanna taste of it. oh this is wetter. huh? moister. huh? this is moister than the other one. it's really weird how things turn out so different when you make 'em the same. wanna eat. we're going to Abe. I want ta eat. did you get a bite? you sneakin' 'em away Abe? uhhuh. lettuce doesn't hafta be very small does it? don't fill up on the dough now Abe. I'd rather you eat them when they're ready. I'm ready now. you're ready... yeah. and I'm ready. Edna's ready. Stan's ready. and John's ready. but guess what the tacos aren't ready. that's a rip. that's too bad. yeah. I'm ready. I wanna eat that. go ahead and have a piece of lettuce.
I don't think that'll hurt you too much. Abe? huh? oh are you eating lettuce? I thought you were snitching more dough. just cut more. wow! what a huge taco. I can... it stretched. what's a huge taco? we finally get to use this thing man. what's that? one of Ann's boyfriends got this for her when we got married. he was like eleven years old at the time. I want some cheese. isn't that the cat who got it? you want what? I want some of that cheese. here try and sustain yourself for a second here. wow these are really strange tacos. why? I don't know. watch. look how they stretch. oh couldn't handle too much more lettuce. 'cause that's about it. what am I keeping covered up with this? cheese probably. oh cheese.
why am I keeping it covered up? 'cause cheese gets really hard when you don't cover it up. onions can go there too. oh onions can. ow! this one is over there. this one is over there. we're going to eat in how many seconds Ann? in how many seconds? there. yeah 'cause I could probably just leave this out right? yeah. I want... good here I'll uncover this too. it's really aesthetically unpleasant. I'm ready. leave it on top of the lettuce. so it doesn't get wilted. I'm ready. oh the lettuce won't get wilted. hey Abe if I leave this out you can't keep doing the taking all of the cheese man okay? I want you to eat dinner with us okay? if you keep snacking before dinner you won't be hungry. you ready? [to grate cheese] that's hard. is it hard? you ready? yeah hard. it sure is.
wait what are you doing? oh okay. well look you eat just a tiny bit of that cheese okay right there. a lot of cheese. well go ahead. you can have more as soon as we're done. why don't you count to thirty and I'll bet we'll eat. yeah by the time you count to thirty Abe we'll probably all die of starvation too. I'm out of cheese Daddy. I'm out of cheese. I need a um. count to thirty. can you count to thirty? hunhunh. don't count to thirty. I want wanna eat. okay sing just put he sang a long song. okay ready to sing. oh man we don't wanna sing that. 'cause he doesn't know the words. you just like it. I want a lot of cheese. here man close your eyes. and you know what? I've got a surprise for you for after dinner. did you know that? I do too. for what for Abe? uhhuh. really two surprises for Abe after dinner.
so why don't you wait and eat dinner with us okay? you can have a little bit more cheese. I'm ready to eat. you are? uhhuh. I'm ready. and you're ready. Edna's ready. John's ready. and Stan's ready. guess what Abe? what? tacos aren't ready. I am ready to eat. I'm ready to eat. what do you wanna drink Abe? wanna big glass of milk? yeah a glass of milk. oh Ann I just have this feeling that these tacos are going to be so good. I don't know. this one batch isn't. that's okay. I'll eat that last. I can't reach. you're not sposta reach. what are you reaching for? I can't reach for lettuce. shit you had your hand right over it. I can't. Abe that is really tricky.
you're such an actor. I got that um. that is just about the trickiest way of snitching lettuce that I've ever seen. you little trickster Abe. hey is it time to eat? what we got this Mommy? what we got this for? we got this? Abe if you have anything important that you wanna say say it now. 'cause it's time to turn the tape off. do you have anything you wanna say? milk. Abe said milk Edna. it's time to stop the tape. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/020522.cha = = = [Abe is trying to put a cap on a bottle.] how this works? Abe what is today? I don't know. today is June fifth. oh. let me get some of your animals. and we'll play a game. now we don't want that. we don't want that. that's trash. this is not trash. okay. that's a ball.
that's a ball? a goat. right! that's a hippopotamus! uhhuh let's play the game okay? he got a beard. that's right. the goat has a beard. the lion doesn't have a beard. the lion doesn't have a beard. that's right. okay do you wanna play the game? uhhuh. Abe the hippo wants the lion to go to the car. okay. that's right! the lion went to the car. what's he doing? he got in! oh the lion got in the car. that's good. okay Abe the lion wants the goat to kiss the hippo. he's sad! who's sad? he's sad! oh the goat's sad. oh the goat kissed the hippo. that's good. Abe here's another game. Abe the car wants to go to the tree.
the car drove over to the tree. that's right Abe. and knock him down. the car knocked the car down. funny old car isn't it? here's another one. the goat wants a tree. the goat goes over to the tree! that's good Abe. how about this? the goat wants the hippo to eat the tree. the hippo's eating the tree! funny old hippo! is he full now? uhhuh. do you wanna try another one? uhhuh. the hippo wants to kiss the lion. okay he's sad? who's sad? he? oh the lions sad? uhhuh. oh now the hippo kisses the lion. he fall down. and the lion fell down. he cried. who cried? he cried. [points to lion]
okay do you wanna play another game? uhhuh. okay let me put their animals up and get some other ones! then we'll play another game. I'll help. okay you can help me. funny car away okay? oh you want me to put the funny car away? uhhuh. do you have a tiger? he doesn't have one. here! I got this thing. okay we'll have the tiger be someone else. this is a mouse. oh this is a mouse. I don't think we'll play with him okay? mouse is sad. this mouse is sad. okay do you wanna play a game? you got a camel? come here and sit down and we'll see... oh what's this? a elephant. uhhuh and what's this? a lion. what's that? a camel. that's right. it's a camel you silly goose.
what's this? a zebra! that's right! we saw him! we saw him? where at? at zoo! at the zoo? uhhuh. oh I see what's that? that's a boat. uhhuh what's this? a car. uhhuh do you wanna play a game? uhhuh. okay put the elephant in the car. okay he sit. huh? he sit! he's going to sit? boy you're putting him in the car. okay he's in the car. Abe put the camel with the elephant. [picks up camel, tries to put him in car with elephant, but he won't fit, so Abe puts him in boat about 8 inches from car and elephant aft moves boat over so that it is next to car and to elephant, so that the camel is with the elephant]. okay Abe put the zebra by the boat Abe now put each animal in the boat. [he puts the zebra by the boat]? that animal? uhhuh that's a animal! you wanna put him in the boat. no.
how come? he doesn't fit. oh he doesn't fit with the camel. okay you don't hafta put him in. we'll play another game. put the car next to the boat. okay Abe make the zebra go from the boat. [puts the car next to the boat]? that boat? uhhuh that boat. [takes zebra and puts him behind his back] okay here's another one. put the car in front of the boat. like that? Abe puts car beside the boat. but if he thinks of " in front of." in terms of himself then he did it correctly boat... Abe. car. okay here's another game. I like this game. Abe put the elephant outside the boat. outside the boat? outside? put him outside the boat! in the car. you put the elephant in the car. he's eating peanuts. okay Abe put the elephant outside the car.
what outside? [puts him back in the boat] that outside? that side out! okay now put the boat between the elephant and the zebra. [after about 15 seconds] there he's lying down. and he's lying down. [knocks down the animals] oh the elephant and zebra are lying down! [puts the boat beside the car] okay how about this game? Abe put the car behind the boat. okay Abe make the zebra go to the car. [makes the zebra go and stand in front of the car aft makes the zebra push the car]. he's pushing the car. okay let's finish these games. and then he can push the car all he wants. okay Abe make the zebra go around the boat. okay how about this one? put the elephant on the car. [has the zebra walk around the boat four times]? uhhuh. there oh elephant fall down and camel fall down! [puts elephant on car, but he falls off] okay put the elephant back on the car. no he fell down! okay here's another one. put the camel by the zebra. okay do you wanna do another one?
[puts the camel by the zebra]. okay put the elephant far away from the car. from the car. okay now put the boat near the tiger. [puts the elephant far away--about 18 inches] okay Abe now here's the last one. make the tiger jump over the boat. wow the tiger jumped over the boat! that's all. are you tired of playing games? uhuh! do you wanna play more games? uhhuh I'm two. [sees microphone, walks over, picks it up]! I'm Abe! I'm Abe Duncan. what's your Daddy's name? Stan Duncan. you turn that off. you want me to turn it off? uhhuh no! down down. oh you wanna look at it. uhhuh! down in the lap! you want it down in my lap? uhhuh. how come? I like it. you wanna look at it?
here it is! oh it's nice. do you wanna take a bath? uhhuh tee tee first! okay run in the bathroom and tee tee. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/040003.cha = = = some kids don't like soup. and you're one of 'em. do you want milk? uhhuh I like milk. do you see this tiger? it's Tony. I like Tony the tiger. he's my good buddy. I haven't seen him in a long time. who? Tony? yeah. did Judy call you this morning? uhhuh what Abe? I remembered her two children right Mom? right? uhhuh what are their names? John John and Jeffrey. uhhuh Jeffrey's five years old now. and I'm four right? uhhuh. you better tell him. I'm four.
you better tell him. I'm four okay? guess who I am. Rufus doesn't know who I am. she thinks that I'm a robber. she doesn't know who I am. so she thinks that I'm a robber. why does she think that? 'cause robbers don't like dogs xxx. Mommy what do you think that I was singing? what do you think I was singing? I didn't understand it. listen [howls] did you hear that? uhhuh. what do you think it was? I don't know. it was a wolf. I've been howling like a wolf. listen [howls]. isn't that like a wolf? it certainly is. Mom I needta go look for arrows. what Abe? I needta go look for arrows. where? in the front yard. okay don't go far. Mommy I made a b. you did? yeah now I'm going to make e.
Mommy my name is stuck. [in printer] your name is stuck? yeah how can you get it out? hey! it's getting out see? now can I make another name? uhhuh. okay I'll hold it and do it myself okay? okay why don't I hold it and you find the letters? okay I'll find the letters. and you make it. is that what you want? uhhuh can I keep this Dad? what? can I have this? yeah. no I mean have this thing. the bow? yeah. okay. okay I'll put my name on it. it's a spear. can I have it? yeah. Rufus wants to have a little fudge. did you give her some? yeah and she liked it. don't give her any more okay? why not?
because candy isn't good for dogs. why? because it gives them worms. will it get me worms too? no not unless you eat a whole lot of it. is there worms in it? in what? in the candy. no. what did you think of that cartoon Abe? pretty good. can you get Rufus to me again? can you hand her to me again? Rufus come here. Rufus I wanna hug you. I wanna hug you. did you see another cartoon? Grandpa is another cartoon on? not now. I wanna watch one when it comes on okay? I'll wait until one comes on. okay it'll be about thirty minutes. I made the dots out of paint. and I drawed the lines from the pencil. [13w with] do you wanna do some more? yeah first I hafta do my snowman. this is gonna be a different one. Momma this is gonna be a different one Momma. okay.
Grandma see how I covered the dots by the pencil. [8w with] uhhuh that's pretty sharp. see the dots are made out of the paint. and I draw the lines from the pencil. isn't that good? [2U16 with the pencil] it sure is. do you know what this is going to be? do you know what that is? that's a machine. a machine? yeah this is going to be kind of a animal. what kind? a reindeer. it's not going to be like a reindeer. it's going to look like a reindeer. Mom do we hafta go now? no. I don't wanna. we're not. I wanna stay here and paint some more. do you wanna look at my other paint Grandpa? [2U painting] yeah. see? I'm painting another one now. what are you doing Abe? painting. there's a lot of these this kind.
Momma save that thing I'm drawing now. I'm making dots. I'm doing a little bit of artist work after this one. I'm gonna be finished Mommy! part of the paper got ripped too bad. Mommy part of my work got ripped see? can we tape it? sure. hey you ripped another part of it. you ripped another part of it right here. I'm sorry. we can tape it. that's okay. we don't need it anyway. never mind we just hafta tape 'em from the red parts to the red parts Momma. yeah. I think all the parts are dry. I think some parts are dry. can you tape part of my picture? I will when it dries. can you tape part of it now? Momma you're not taping it. just a second. do you like messed up pictures? Abe I told you I would help you repair it in just a minute okay? I can't wait. Mommy do you wanna see something? what Abe? someone's picture gotted ripped. just a second and I'll help you.
too bad it was my picture. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030523.cha = = = I don't see it. I don't see my candle. I put it on the bookcase on the top shelf with your books. with the books on here? uhhuh. hey look what I found a snake book. oh you'll like to look at that. it's a rattlesnake Mom. it's a rattlesnake. is it? yeah because look at the rattle. see the rattle Mom? yeah. boy rattlesnake killers are going to kill rattlesnakes. Mommy look at the bones of these snakes. those are their skeletons. Mom look at this baby snake. is it a baby? yeah there's this baby. this is a big snake. and this is a baby snake. see this baby snake? yeah. Mom look what I found. another rattlesnake and some tomatoes. there are some tomatoes and some more tomatoes. Mom look at this.
yeah what's that a map of? Texas. yeah. and Mommy you know this is a rattlesnake? yeah there's lots of rattlesnakes in Texas. 'cept where can you see rattlesnakes that live in Texas? in the rocky desert part. look at this snake. Mom look at these snakes. yeah those are pretty. what are these kind of snakes? coral snakes. Mom look what I found. what did you find this time? this picture. a snakebite kit. what are you looking at Abe? just a book. Mommy what's wrong with this guy? he got bitten by a snake. he didn't get to the hospital in time. 'cept he did now. yeah now he's at the hospital. so the doctors can cure him. 'cept do the doctors have a snakebite kit? yeah they have a lot of things at the hospital. do rattlesnakes have lots of teeth? they have two fangs to protect themselves. do you know mean hawks eat all of the mean rattlesnakes up? and the rattlesnakes are real fast.
and so hawks are fast. so mean hawks just run like that fast. oh. they knock the rattlesnakes dead. that's the way that they get rattle snakes dead. oh. Mom look what's on this page. look what's on this. that's a snakebite kit. Mommy what's this? that's a razorblade see? there's one in ours too. when you use that part you just take it off. remember don't look at our snakebite kit unless Daddy or I am with you. if you're not here... if you're at work or school and Daddy is at school too then somebody will babysit me right? uhhuh. and I'm gonna tell that person that will babysit me... if you're at work or at school I'm gonna tell 'em I got a snakebite kit. Mom could you read about that? the snakebite kit? yeah. I've already explained it to you. no read it to me. could you read it to me? read it all back again. read it all over again. Mommy let's make a butterfly net. [reads directions]? yeah I did too.
what are you going to make? a butterfly net. oh. I'm not sure I have any netting. you do too. when you make me a butterfly net then I could catch a butterfly while you work in the garden. uhhuh. Mom look what you found a circus a zoo. it's a different zoo than we have isn't it? that's the same zoo. as what? as turtle as snail as crabs as lions as elephants as monkeys as birds turtles. where do you see all these animals? at the zoo. it's different from the Como Zoo. you have a ship like that too don't you? yeah 'cept what is this kind of ship? I think that's a tanker. there's footprints. and there's footprints. what is this? it's in other. otter this is a big footprint. and this is a big footprint. maybe this is a ostrich footprint. I bet we could make this. I bet we could make this Mom. that boomerang? uhhuh. Mommy I wanna do this okay?
I wanna make this. do we have two straight narrow sticks like that? I think so. where at? I guess in the closet. do you have any? I think so do you? I don't think so. but if we find some popsicle sticks we can make it. I wanna make this. I wanna make this now. we don't have any sticks. I thought we could make this. and even this. I wanna make this. Mommy what are you gonna do? what are you gonna do now? just look at this. but why are you going to look at that? to see what was on. [at movies] on about what? I wanna make this. we don't have the materials Abe. we don't have two popsicle sticks. let's go out and look for them. it's raining. let's go outside. it's wet out there. I wanna look out and see if it's raining.
I don't see any rain. I see a lot of rain. I don't see any rain. because look outside. I think you're loony. you are loony too. and even you're a poopy. let's play wrestle until it stops raining. I found one popsicle stick Abe. break it in half. that's a good idea. but I don't think it would be long enough. then find another one. let's use these. those aren't flat. let's put our rain jackets on. and then we could go out and look for popsicle sticks. we will later on. let's do it now. do you wanna get dressed now? and go outside and do what? and go outside for what? not to go outside, just to get dressed. I wanna make that thing I wanted to make. here I know what we can make. what? it's so neat. I don't know if we should make it or not. I wanna make it. okay.
what are we going to make. you'll see. what is that? just a paper. maybe that will be a pop thing xxx. pop goes the weasel. Stan would you like some orange juice? nope. I want some orange juice. here you go Abe. what is it? look at it and see if you can decide. let's make a really fun thing. let's make something you could hike with okay? what? let's make something you could hike with. what would that be? like it would be a carrier. a what? a carrier. I want a carrier. you make a carrier, a carrier for me, a carrier. what are you making Dad? a carrier? yeah. 'cept how can it be a carrier? what do you mean how can it be a carrier? it can be a carrier. it sure can. like a monkey it will be funny paper.
I want orange juice. come and get it. get it to me. here it is. get it to me. all look what I found. look what I found. look what I found under the chair Mommy. what did you find? I can't tell you what it is. look look Mom. what is that Abe? a rock. oh. is my carrier all finished? hey Daddy is my carrier all finished yet? nope. how come? do you needta do this part? you needta do this part? uhhuh. oh Mom look at this thing. it's so tiny. Mom look at what I found. it's pretty Abe. Mom look at this little thing. look at this little thing. that's nice too Abe. Mommy these snakes won't hurt us. Mom these snakes won't hurt us.
those are very poisonous. those are coral snakes. do they eat? they bite. and the poison goes through your system. then you hafta use your snakebite kit. Daddy could you read this to me? what? when you're through making that could you read this to me? sure. that almost hurt me. that hurt me. it did? this one did. but this one didn't. can you read this to me when you're through making that? okay here you go Abe. okay get it to me is it all finished? get it to me now. here. hey Mommy look what Daddy made me. it's a carrier. I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure out how I could put it on my back. oh let's make some straps. make two straps that will be a backpack. it sure will here you go like so. 'cept why do you say " like so?" oh because that's how it works.
like so? that's how it works? okay so okay so. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/020718.cha = = = [drawing a picture.] a yellow sun! uhhuh. this is for me. that's nice. you're making a picture for yourself. uhhuh. where would you like to hang it? right there with my poster. okay. I can make a n. you can? uhhuh. let's see what was that? poo poo gas. I see. Abe what are you making? a peanut butter. a peanut butter? uhhuh Mom I like. where's a grey one? right there. uhhuh oh good. this white one for me? Mom this white one for me?
yeah you can use it. what are you making Abe? this is for me. it is? uhhuh. Abe's making a picture for himself. oh. are you an artist Abe? uhhuh I'm a real big tiny artist. you are? uhhuh. Abe did you tell Daddy that our tomatoes are getting red? our tomatoes are getting red. they are? uhhuh this is green Mom. I put it back. that's not you. it is you! it is? uhhuh Mom look at my tiny monkey gorilla. your tiny monkey gorilla? uhhuh I like him. you do? uhhuh. I like him too. that's funny. that's a funny picture. it sure is. what else can we make? peanut butter pancakes!
I know. let's draw a picture Grandma. this picture is mine for myself. it is? uhhuh this is for me by myself. it is a pretty picture. I'm glad you're keeping it. Mom I make a circle. let's see. uhhuh it sure is. here Mom. Mommy Mom I can't put this on me here. Mom what's that? [Mickey Mouse mask] Mom what's that Mom? this is a skeleton. oh. does it look like a real live skeleton? uhhuh. can you draw one Abe? I can't. Momma I put these back. [crayons] thank you Abe. Mom here I'm gonna make a ostrich. you are? uhhuh Mom how this got on here? what? this. that's just a piece of dirt.
why? because they made a mistake at the factory. oh Mom her cracked. he cracked? uhhuh. who cracked? he cracked a alligator. a man cracked a alligator? uhhuh Peter did. oh Peter cracked a alligator? uhhuh Mom this is for me. you make two pictures for yourself tonight? uhhuh here Daddy here Daddy here Daddy here Daddy. thank you Abe this is a really nice picture. Mom Mom I don't want this. go get some more paper okay? Mom here Mommy this is for Ninny. this is for Bumpa. this is for Ninny. you're going to make pictures for Ninny and Bumpa? uhhuh. how nice! they'll really like that. this is for Bumpa Mommy milk. it's right there Abe. see this snake I made. uhhuh Mom that's a long snake. it's the longest snake I've ever seen. I'm gonna kiss him. you're going to kiss the snake?
uhhuh he bite me. and and I hit him. why'd he bite you Abe? because he's naughty. here Mom this is for Grandpa and Bumpa. Daddy I have a owie! you do? uhhuh look at it. it looks alright to me. it don't hurts. I'm glad that it doesn't hurt Abe. we needta wash it off. uhhuh it dried off in the sunshine. it did? uhhuh and it got dark. oh Abe you go hide. and I'll see if I can get you a surprise. two surprise! we'll see. now you go hide. I'm hiding! okay come here. guess which hand. this one. okay what did you get? Mom I get gumdrops. that's nice. tell Daddy thank you. thank you Dad. you like gumdrops Abe?
uhhuh. what are you doing there Abe? I'm reading a book. you are? uh huh I'm gonna hide in my room. you're gonna hide? uhhuh in my room. how come? because I want a surprise. you do? uhhuh. well I don't have any more surprises. you'll hafta wait until next time. oh where's your poop potty? where's my poop potty? uhhuh. it's in the bathroom. I hafta poop Daddy. I hafta poop. go ahead and go in the bathroom and poop. I'm gonna make you happy I hafta poop. you sure are. Mom I didn't pop it. [a balloon] you sure didn't. Mom I didn't pop it. that's good Abe. Mom I'm through pooping. I'm through pooping Mom. okay I'll come wipe you.
Daddy come see my poopy. okay right now? uhhuh you coming? yeah that's a lot of poop Abe. uhhuh Mom give one to me. give one to me. okay here you go. thank you Mom don't do this I don't like this. Abe I'm not bothering you why don't you like it? [turned on fan] I'm cold Mom. that maked me cold. okay why don't you go get a shirt. and I'll put it on you. we going at Texas soon? uhhuh we're going to Texas Friday morning. I wanna see Karen. I wanna see Karen we go at Texas. okay you'll see a lot of people when we go to Texas. are you anxious to go? uhhuh Mom I like this picture. there's Steve and Terry and Abe and me Daddy. uhhuh where's Mommy? right right not anywhere. you know why? uhhuh. why? I don't know. because I always...
= = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/020526.cha = = = Abe do you wanna play a game? uhhuh I have a cookies. and I find to me. I can't find it. I not can find it. what can't you find? I can't find it. okay let's play a game? Daddy's going to say something. and I want you to say it after I say it okay? uhhuh. [only report sentences and imitations] the boy was happy that the turtle came. the boy was happy and the turtle came. the boy is glad that the grass is good. the boy is glad that the grass is good. the girl is like her mother. girl is like his mother. the goat is happy when the sky is blue. the goat is happy and the sky is blue. the hippo wanted to kiss the lion. hippo wanna kiss the lion. the baby cries when his mother goes away. baby cries when mothers go away. the boy watches Sesame Street while he eats dinner. the boy watch Sesame Street he eat dinner. the turtle can do something. turtle can do something. the cow did do the dishes.
the cow can do the dishes. the goat will do his homework. goat homework. hippos may do what they please. hippos do what they please. the cow cannot do anything. cow can't not do anything. the frog did not do the picture. frog didn't um... a flower will not do in December. flower cannot do in December. sentences may not do what they please. m do w what they please. the fox do can something. fox can do something. the orangutan do did his laundry. orangutan go do his laundry. the sheep do will his sewing. the sheep do his sewing. the baby do may the exercises. baby may do the exercises. the cow not can do anything. the cow not doing anything. the frog do not did the dishes. frog did not do dishes. a hippo will do not in the desert. hippo not in the desert. monkeys may do what not they please. monkeys do what they please. okay do you wanna play some more?
or do you wanna quit? I wanna play some more games! okay here we go! the monkey'll go home. monkey can go home. I'll be a silly goose. I'll be silly goose. a sheep'll eat the grass. a sheep can eat the grass. the boy'll take a nap. boy taking boy can take a nap downstairs. Abe'll be happy. Abe will be happy. he did went downtown. he did go downtown. he didn't saw anything. he didn't saw anything. the lion can ate his dinner. a lion can eat his dinner. the fly cannot stood up. fly can't sit up. the donkey will not drank the water. donkey can't drink the water. okay that's all for now. those were hard games weren't they? uhhuh I wanna play a game. I wanna... okay we'll play some more later on okay? okay another one. you can't come here.
this is my book! [runs to little boy who just ran in] [A little later; playing another game.] the tree and the deer are friends. the tree and the deer are friends. the dog or the cat will go home. dog or the cat will go home the cat will not go home. a cat and a mouse ran away. cat and a mouse ran away. the camel or the donkey kissed the alligator. camel and the kissed the alligator. the dog ate bread and cheese. dog ate bread and cheese. mommy mouse bought ice cream and peanuts. Momma mouse bought ice cream and peanuts. a monkey will kiss the dog or the goat. a monkey kiss the dog and the goat. the boy wanted an apple or a banana. boy can eat banana apple. the dog kissed me. but the mouse did not. a mouse kissed you! the elephant cried. and the camel laughed. elephant cried. and a camel laughed. funny camel! the baby drank his milk. but his mother drank tea. the baby drink milk.
and his mother drink tea. the lion yelled. but the hippo whispered. hippo whispered. [whisper] what else? the lion yelled. the butterfly flew away. and the little boy ran after him. the butterfly went away. and little boy run after him! lion pushes goat. goat pushes turtle. who pushes the goat? the lion. who does the goat push? the turtle. camel kisses zebra. zebra kisses elephant. who will kiss the zebra? the camel did. who will the zebra kiss? [has the zebra kiss the elephant] cow knocks pig. pig knocks farmer. who does the pig knock? who knocks the pig? [makes the lion knock the farmer] who knocks the big pig? [doesn't ever answer this problem, but knocks all of the animals down]
do you wanna quit or play more games? we will play. okay, here's another game. horse hits hippo. hippo hits mouse. who will the hippo hit? who will hippo hit? I wanna knock him down. [has horse hit hippo] who will hit the hippo? horse, the horse. I wanna do that! [knocks the hippo down] what you doing? [leaning out the window talking to one of our neighbors] cutting the grass. what are you doing Abe? I'm up here. oh. I paint. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030721.cha = = = I want something to eat. what? jelly toast and hot chocolate and hot chocolate. we don't have any hot chocolate. huh? we don't have any hot chocolate. when are we gonna have it? I guess after we go to the store and buy some.
I wonder when Mommy's gonna get when she's not tired anymore. huh? I wonder when Mommy's gonna get up. she's going to get up pretty soon. maybe in the nighttime. no. we hafta get something for her to get up. yeah. so she won't feel bad in the nighttime, bad in the daytime. guess what I saw yesterday. what? guess. a dinosaur. no a monarch butterfly was killed by a bird. it was? yeah. how do you know? 'cause it was laying on the ground real still. and it's wings was all eated up. oh sounds like it was dead alright. birds think monarch butterflies taste yucky. they do? yeah if birds liked to eat monarchs butterflies they would eat it all up. but they didn't eat it all up. yeah that's right Abe. I wonder why the birds killed it. I don't know. maybe it bothered them. what? are you talking to me?
yeah. I was just singing a song. oh. I'm cold. that's how come. what did you dream about last night? last night? yeah. not anything. how come? because I didn't know anything to dream in the daytime, to sing in the nighttime. I didn't. what do you do in the daytime? I sing in the daytime. oh. it's raining. it's snowing. it's snowing inside our house. oh. I mean jelly not honey. we don't have any jelly. oh it's raining. it's pouring. the old man is snoring. Dad this needs a two. it's snowing inside our house Daddy. oh no what are we going to do? we needta live outside. how come? because it's snowing in our house.
isn't it snowing outside? no Daddy. yeah. I need a washrag. how come? I'm getting sticky. okay. not anywhere else. I need dried off now. [2U meansI need to be dried off now] it'll dry off. I don't think so. yeah. no after I'm done eating I could have a m and m. maybe okay? okay. did you have fun playing yesterday? no one was playing with me. huh? no one was playing with me. yesterday? uhhuh. I thought some people were. yeah and then they went at McDonalds'. oh. I mean at Burger King. oh did you have fun when you were playing though? yeah. what did you do? we played armies.
what would have happened if you me would have went to the moon yesterday? not Momma? yeah Mommy too. what would have happened if we would have went to the moon? the moon would be there. and the sun and the moon and the world and the sky and the trees and the worms and the grass would be up there. all those things would be on the moon? yeah and your eyes and my eyes and Mommy's eyes and my daddy's eyes and your baby's eyes. [laughs] did you know our phone's fixed? huh? our phone's fixed. how? the phone company fixed it. when the wires get knocked down again then our phone would get fixed again right? our phone wouldn't get fixed? no it would. yeah it would. what would we do if we didn't have a phone? I don't know. we would have a phone. if we didn't have any we couldn't call my grandma. nope we couldn't call anybody. or mine or Daddy's or Momma's? do you want this? no. how come? it's yours not mine. I don't want it. I'm not hungry anymore.
anyway I want crackerjacks now. no. how come? eat the rest of that first. I can't. it's too big. if you're not hungry then you can't eat crackerjacks. if I'm not hungry I can. how? I'll just sneak in the car and get some. you're a little turd. try to eat a little more of this. how much? as much as you can. how 'bout three bites since I'm three years old? okay. if I get three or four I wouldn't have any crackerjacks. how come? I wouldn't have any room. oh eat three anyway. 'kay I ate three. I ate three. could I have some now? [1w okay] are you sure you ate three? yeah yeah I ate three little pieces. did you drink all your milk? no I needta drink it. I drank all of it. could I have some now?
some crackerjacks. where are they? in the car or something. Momma just said to save 'em until we go play baseball tonight. I don't wanna. I don't wanna play baseball. don't you wanna? I don't wanna. I wanna. I don't wanna. I wanna stay home and have some crackerjacks. tonight when we go you can take your crackerjacks. well I don't wanna go. okay then you don't hafta eat any crackerjacks. I would hafta. if you're not hungry I would have some crackerjacks. I don't wanna go play baseball. okay. tell Mommy that. Mommy Abe doesn't wanna go play baseball. she still thinks it's too early to eat crackerjacks. it's not early. it's not early. know what we could do? what? play outside. wait you hafta get dressed first. bring my clothes down. ow you hurt my leg. I'm sorry.
is it okay? yeah hey not my chin not my chin again. you're still sticky. you go get my clothes okay Daddy? I will in just a second. where are you going? nowhere I was just gonna let that thing out that flying thing. what was it? it was dust. oh. dusts are flying in the sky. I don't know why. Abe. what? leave the door open okay? okay. what kind of clothes do you want on? shorts and short sleeve shirt. I have panties on. okay. then I will wear my panties. what panties? these panties. oh would you wear shorts if there was snow on the ground? no way. what would you wear? I would wear long sleeve shirt and long sleeve pants and my underwear. oh. Dad let's you go get it now. [clothes]
okay. Dad I'm here. okay. I tricked ya. [laughs]. you sure did. come here. you put 'em on your own self. can you put yours on by yourself? I could put these on by myself. but not my shirt. [4w shorts] oh. I could take my shirt off. where did you learn that? I learned it at school. who taught you? nobody I just learned. where are you going? I'm going outside. huh? I'm going outside. I'm gonna see if anybody's out. what if nobody's out? nobody's out. 'cept 'cept Lisa might be home. hey there's a dried up spider. huh? I was just talking to myself. oh.
I'm gonna go see if Lisa's home. okay what are you going to do if she's not home? if she's home I will play with her. what if she's not home? she is home. are you sure? I think she is. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030912.cha = = = big boy? the heavier it goes, the not farther it goes. Abe's really going through a growth spurt. what's that? it means your body's growing. and you're hungry all the time. oh how can snakes hear if they don't have ears? I don't think they can hear. they hafta hear. why? 'cause they wouldn't know who was gonna kill 'em if they couldn't hear. they hafta hear so they can protect themselves? yeah. guess who I talked to at school today? who? the Tooth Fairy. what did she say? what do you think she said? I don't know. I didn't hear her. what did she say?
she said " what does Abe want?" and I said " I want a toy." a toy? yeah. when are you having your teeth pulled out? I'm gonna ask Momma. okay. Momma when am I going to get my tooths pulled out? Monday. Daddy Monday. okay I'll tell the Tooth Fairy. how little is she? who? the Tooth Fairy. yeah. I don't know. I think she's littler than a magician. than a magician? yeah this little. Abe. yeah. do you remember when you were learning to talk? yeah. do you? yeah. could you think before you could talk? yeah know what I thinked? what?
that. [hits Father with pillow] no what did you think? I already telled you. huh? I already telled you. before you could talk you thought about hitting me with pillows? two pillows. oh. Dad. yeah. would you like to go get my bow and arrow? what? would you like to go get my bow and arrow? what bow and arrow? the bow and arrow that I could play with. where is it? in the car. what's it doing in the car? I just left it in one day. when? I just don't know when. do you wanna go get it now? yeah did I be a big boy? [2U means was I a big boy] you were a big help Abe. I can't shoot this. let's practice. yeah how do you do it? here's your brownie.
I have been waiting so long for it. waiting and waiting. Dad do you want a brownie? yeah do you want one? I already got one Daddy. yeah. if you like brownies here's one. thank you. Mom I see. what's the problem. what's the problem? look. I think this is big. the arrow's too long? yeah 'cept we could shoot it anyway. Mom do one outside. [3U shoot arrow] okay. Momma. yeah. can you show me how to shoot this? yeah why don't you run upstairs and tee tee first? okay you wait for me. I will. now show me. okay watch. Momma. yeah. now I know how. okay.
thanks Mom. you're welcome Abe. I'm going to go outside now. okay. I forgot my arrow. there it is. Daddy know what? what? when I did it outside it went really high up in the sky. it did? yeah watch this. you hit it! Mom I hit it. now could I change? yeah you can shoot at whatever you want. that's really a big arrow. yeah Daddy. uhhuh. how'd you like to help me do wings for that arrow? get some feathers for it? no I mean some wings for it to fly Dad. where do the wings go? right here. okay. Momma can we use your scissors? not my good ones. well I don't know where mine are. can you tell me? look on the boo'shelf. did you see 'em there?
I thought I did. Daddy. yeah. can you find any scissors? I'll look. I don't think paper wings are a good idea Abe. come on. I can't find anything else. okay. tape 'em then they will work. how 'bout taping 'em? you know how to do it with paper. I do? yeah. how come you think I know? because I see you're doing it. uhhuh. watch this. take careful aim. people practice at the park. people practice shooting arrows at the park. I think it's fun to do it too Daddy. uhhuh. you mean I hafta get one more piece of paper. nope I'll show you how this'll work. if I was as big as you, I could have a real bow and arrow right? probably. we need three pieces of tape on there. at least three. the lighter the bow is the farther the arrow could go.
why? I was talking to Mom. why do you think that happens? because. do you think the lighter the bow or the heavier the bow. the lighter the bow. how come? because I just know the heavier it goes the not farther it goes. I think it's just the opposite. hey this is a crooked arrow. this is how you needta do it. do you wanna show me? yeah how do you do it? I don't think it'll work with those feathers. what kind of feathers do we need? I don't know. maybe we'll hafta find real bird feather. I drinked all of my milk. good. do you want me to make two arrows out of this? yeah. I'll hafta cut it. you mean you hafta break it? no cut it. how can you cut it if you don't have a saw or a knife? I'll go get my knife. that was fast. was I fast enough for you? yeah Daddy I told you it's alive. what?
I told you it's alive. what's alive? that stick. why do you think it's alive? 'cause it's green inside. it hasn't been cut very long has it? no how can you break it if you can't break it with your knife? there we go. now try to shoot that one. I bet it does a good job. how did it work? Daddy why are you doing that? so you can have another arrow. Daddy. uhhuh. know what? what? if we find another long stick I would have two sticks. [8w should be will have?] uhhuh. don't aim it at me. I'm not. I love you Daddy. I love you too Abe. be careful. you almost shot a hole in the wall. Daddy how can you shoot holes? if you shoot it hard enough then it'll make holes. did you see it go too fast Dad? yeah that's how come you should aim.
that one didn't work. it's a little greenish inside. I watched where the top was pointing. did it help? it kind of helped. did it shoot better? yeah. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/041127.cha = = = Mommy can I have a grilled cheese? it's cooking. oh. where's your chain Abe? my Mom's gonna tie it. you could see the other one. it's diamonds. [3U links in chain] that's neat. wow how did you think of that? in my busy book. it's for the Christmas tree. uhhuh. Mommy I don't want you to wind up sitting on this. well I hope you didn't put it in my chair. I didn't. are you ready to eat? I am ready. why doesn't Mommy hear any footsteps? why? 'cause I'm tiptoeing.
oh. Dad you are not coming. I could see you. you are not coming. you are looking at the taperecorder. that's right. now you're looking at the radio. where's the knife? I want a knife. just a second and I'll get it. Mom said Karen sent you something in the mail today. I know. what was it? Karen said " why don't you send me any letters?" and I already sent her one. she's getting a little impatient. maybe she was hinting that you should send her another one. huh? maybe she wants you to write more often. hey how do you think she made that train? [8w made train on postcard] it was already on there. how do you think the person who made it? [9w made postcard made train] he was just real talented. Daddy I put these in everybody's mailboxes today. [invitations] alright. and I also put Shannon's in Chris's mailbox.
but Chris put Shannon's in in Shannon's. good. it was a good thing. it was Shannon's and Jason's. why? I don't think Chris knows where Jason lives. right. good thing it wasn't Amara's either. I don't think Chris knows where Amara lives oh! Chris does know where Amara lives. he does? I think he does. Abe got a surprise at the barber shop Dad. it looks like he got surprised. it looks like he got scalped. hey Daddy how do you think those other kinds of Indians keep their hairs up? [mohawk] I don't know. is that in true life that they could do that? yeah maybe they use bear grease. or butchwax. Momma what's butchwax? it's wax that boys useta put on their hair to make it stand up. Mommy how do the indians keep their hair clean? by washing it. they don't got shampoo. they useta make soap somehow. Abe guess what's on tv tomorrow? football? right.
guess which team. Texas. right the Dallas cowboys. you mean they won? so they're on? uhhuh. Frosty the Snowman is on tonight. right. [doorbell rings] come in! what are you doing? I'm looking at your feet. I have on black socks too hey! [kid who's here does trick by climbing up old man] that's what I do on my Momma. I taught you how to do that. you watched me. and you tried to do it right Shannon? right. that's what I do in Texas. look what I made for the Christmas tree John. John I made diamonds for the Christmas tree. how are doing Abe? fine. I wanna watch Frosty the Snowman. really? yeah that's a Christmas show. why do you think you'll like it? 'cause it's a cartoon. and I like cartoons.
oh okay maybe I'll let you watch it then. you will. what do you mean? maybe I will. you will xxx. [2U mumbles] what? I was talking to myself. oh Abe. what? I was going to ask you something. but I can't remember what. do you think I would have asked you if I would have asked you something? I don't know. give me a guess. what do you think I would have asked you? sometimes you ask me really silly stuff. I don't know. what would have you asked me? huh? what would have you asked me? something that begins with a e? or a b? or a a? maybe. ow! right down the xxx. what did you do today? at school? I didn't go to school today.
I know. what did you do? I played. and I mailed the invitations. and then what else? I don't know. I wasn't home. and I asked Gary. and Gary wasn't home. and I asked Leslie. and Leslie was home. asked them what? to come to my party. oh. I want milk. okay I'll get it. you know what I was thinking Dad? what? wrestling. so why don't we wrestle? when we're through eating. okay. and remember it's the touch the ball wrestle. okay. and Daddy remember that's the kind of wrestling that we're always gonna do. not always. what do you think would have happened last night if you would have never gotta touch the ball? what do you think would have happened then? I would cry so bad. you would have cried?
yeah. what else would have happened? I would make you fall on the floor. and then I could touch the floor. yeah well why do you think you would have cried? would you really have cried? yeah probably I'd cry. 'cause I'd be so sad. but Dad the first time that we played I winned. that's right. you won. the first time I'm a ribbit frog. I'm a ribbit frog. I'm not such a good frog. you know xxx frog. you know Daddy do you know what this is? [2U-7U sung] there's gonna be a party. whose party? my party. what would happen if last night I would have not letted you beat me? what would happen if last night I wouldn't have let you catch me. what? what would have happened last night if I wouldn't let you catch me? what would have happened? then you would have won. what do you think would have happened? I think what would have happened is you would cry. I think you would cry. no I wouldn't have cried.
and you wouldn't get me. you would never get me. don't forget your vitamin. I already drank my vitamin. I mean I already drank my milk. Dad I'm ready. [3U3 to wrestle] I'm not. why? because I wanna read the paper. okay how much more pages? not very long. remember we're not going to do it for a real long time. do you mean we're not gonna do it until you're through reading the paper? no I mean we're not going to wrestle very long. I know. so we're not going to do it until you're through reading the paper right Dad? uhhuh. this guy's gonna get on here. what are you playing? I'm playing emergency. oh. he fell. the pole didn't fall. the water didn't fall. but he fell this time he's gonna make it. oh I almost fell. that almost broke the pole. well! you mean you're done?
no almost. what are you trying to have the guy do Abe? I'm trying to have the guy jump. he's going to sit here and then jump. this guy is gonna sit right now. now I'm gonna try to have the guy stand up here. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030906.cha = = = what were the Indians angry at? they were angry because that guy went through their burial grounds. huh? they were angry because that guy went through their burial grounds. what's burial grounds? that's where they bury everybody. Daddy is this a antique cup? is this a antique cup? antique this? I think it might be. how come they got cars on 'em? those are just pictures. yeah where is that thing? what thing? my thing. what thing's your thing? me that's my thing. mine me is my thing. do you want toast? yeah. banana bread? no no with our honey bread.
[spilled milk]. was it on the floor? Daddy spilled it. are you gonna get me some new milk? I will. let me wipe this up first okay? okay how did it get to over there? 'cause when it fell all over. was it a big one too? yep. I bet it was really bigger. it was pretty big. I better watch out for it. can I leave my blanket down Daddy? where? down on the floor. yeah. how are we gonna get across this river? I can't walk in the river Daddy. Daddy? yeah Abe. I like you. good deal. if I have honey on my toast I want a big glass of milk okay? sure. my toast popped up. could I get it? why don't you let me. 'cause there's a lot of stuff still on the floor. okay?
are you gonna walk in it? I'll get it. I wanna put the honey on. no I'll put it on. how come you'll put it on? 'cause I don't wanna make another mess for a little while okay? okay 'cept are you gonna get me new milk? yeah I'm not going to cut it. because this bread is shaped differently. how do you know it's shaped different? 'cause I can see it. I can't see it. is it square? no it's round. but it's not very big. did you cut it? did you cut it round? that's the way the loaf is shaped. the loaf is round. Daddy. yeah. do you know this is wheat bread because it's made from wheat? yep I know that. I didn't know that. oh you didn't know until you tasted it? no I thought it wasn't wheat bread. here's your milk. thanks. you're welcome is that good toast. not very good.
how come? because it's made from wheat. oh you don't like wheat bread? uhuh. I thought you liked it. no I don't like wheat bread. that's black. did you like that movie last night? yeah. what did you like best? I liked all the parts. oh. which parts did you like best? I liked watching him build the log cabin. I though that was pretty neat. I liked that too. I liked all of 'em. which part did Momma like? I think she liked it all too. how come you didn't like 'em all? I did. I just liked some parts the best. don't spill it. I didn't spill it. huh? I didn't spill it. I know you didn't. I just want you to. you did? huh?
you did? I didn't spill it. you did spill it remember? yeah but that wasn't what I was talking about it. that is what I was talking about xxx. huh? I was just talking to myself. oh. did Texas win? yeah. yeah for Texas. what are you thinking about? I'm not thinking about anything. oh. Daddy I couldn't eat the rest. you can't? no. how come? you got me a too big round piece. what are you going to do then? get down. I ate pretty much. Daddy if I ate pretty much could I have some of my candy? what? if I ate pretty much could I have some of my candy? why don't you eat one more bite? okay I ate one more bite. is this what you want? yeah. what would we have done if we wouldn't have taken any candy to the drive-in last night?
we would be starving. what? we would be starving. yeah what would we have done? we would say " aw we forgot to bring candy." would we still have had a good time? yeah. that's good. so we don't need candy. yeah we do need candy. oh. sometimes we do. and sometimes we don't. you can't see me Dad. I sure can't. where are you? I'm not gonna tell you. now you can't see me. don't find me okay? you don't want me to look for you? huh? you don't want me to look for you? no. okay Abe what would happen if I never found you? then I would be hiding in this sleeping bag. forever and ever? yeah until it's nighttime. oh how come you're hiding? because I don't want anybody to see me.
how come? because I'm afraid. of who? I'm afraid of you. why? because. why? just because. I'm afraid of the sleeping bag. no I'm mad at the sleeping bag. what? I'm mad at the sleeping bag. why? because I'm mad at myself. I'm coming out. I'm going back in. back in what? back in the sleeping bag. Momma doesn't know where the saw is. and you don't know where my saw is. and I don't know where my saw is. how are we go'ng to build your fort then? how 'bout if you get your saw and I drill? we should use my saw and your drill? yeah I fell down. I fell down. why? I wasn't very careful. I'm not doing anything see? well why don't you do something?
I keep falling down. hey I can't get in this sleeping bag you help me okay? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030419b.cha = = = [playing with clay.] that was funny. Mommy hawks could hold onto vines with their claws. oh. Tarzan the monkey man. swings on a rubberband. 'cept what is a rubberband? pop goes the rubberband. down goes the monkey man. did you see that? aw his head fell off. what a klutzy Tarzan! what a klutzy man. what a silly man. Tarzan the monkey man swings on a rubberband. pop goes the rubberband. down goes the monkey man. hawks have tongues like snakes. this could be an anteater's tongue too. or an anteater's tongue. don't get me with that. I'm not a ant pretend Daddy's a ant. here comes the anteater. if you hit me on the head I'll get you. I will smash your tongue. I smashed him.
[laughs]? can I see? is it dry? yeah it sure is. what are you going to use this on? [rake] to rake leaves up. 'cept my name came off. no it didn't. it's at the very top of each of them. know what else you can use it for? what? to rake the ground in the garden smooth. Mommy look you got some paint off. no some of it didn't go on very smoothly. it isn't very dry yet. I'm through eating my sandwich. okay would you like some cheese? yeah just one little piece of cheese. or this big cheese. the last size seems just right. this big seems alright. here you go. Mommy this is a m. this is the same that I wanted. and this is too much. [cheese] no you said you wanted this much. that's big. I eated it all um.
did you throw it on the floor Abe? I'm sorry I did. where's the other part? it's in my mouth. a big giant hawk is like this big. so let's do that big hawk with clay. I'll show you what hawks look like. they have horns. pretend these are his horns. hawks have one horn one horn only. now can I break this up? if you wanna. Mommy this is what hawks look like. gosh it sort o' looks like a triceratops. doesn't triceratops have three horns? yeah a triceratops does have three. put this in the refrigerator. I'm gonna go out and play. I think it's getting a little chilly now Abe. I hear some kids out... they probably have big jackets on too. 'cept this is big. that's a lightweight jacket you'd needta put on your... my sweater? no you'd hafta put on your winter jacket. why? I wanna go out and feel it okay? I wanna go out and feel it. no just stay in. what seeds do you wanna plant tomorrow?
my seeds my corn seeds! just one of my corn seeds. Mommy I wish this could be dry. if I stand up I can get it. Mommy I think I could go outside and feel how cold it is. Mommy it's warm. it's warm outside! Abe we were just out. if you wanna put your big winter jacket on then you can go out. 'cept I goed feel it. and it was warm. Mommy you go out and feel it. I was just outside. and it was cold. 'cept now I goed out and feeled it. and it was warm. I said you could go out if you put on your winter jacket. 'cept I goed out and feeled it. and it was warm. if you wanna go out put your winter jacket on. I goed out and feeled it. and I goed out and feeled it. and it was really warm. look the other kids have big coats on. 'cept I goed out and feeled it. and it was warm. I've heard you say that Abe. I don't wanna wear my winter jacket. okay stay in then. call me when you're through crying.
I didn't call you. okay call me then. you're through crying. no one is um... Abe what are you doing? I'm in here. your boy's right in here. [under table] you're not there? your boy is right in here. what's he doing in there? how come he's not talking to his poppa? you're not Poppa. you are my dad. you are my dad not my poppa. come here. you look in here. I'm in here. what did you do when you played outside today? I don't know. we played police. you played police? yeah Daddy isn't my gun cold? what? isn't my gun cold? yeah I think it is. metal gets cold easily doesn't it? yeah I will be really happy when my gun gets warm. I don't like cold guns. I don't wanna call Mom.
what? I don't wanna call Mom. I'm not crying. but I don't wanna call Mom. okay. Daddy I am so tall. my hoe can't even touch the ground. what? my hoe is so little it can't even touch the ground. what is so little? my hoe. oh your hoe. Daddy come out with me and feel it. Abe I was just out. and it was really cold. if you wanna wear your blue jacket then you can go out okay? 'cept I goed out and feeled it. and it was warm. how 'bout that? how warm is it? it's about just half of a minute. just half a minute warm? yeah just half warm. is it cold? no just half minute cold and half minute warm. oh you know what? what? you could put your cowboy jacket on under your blue jacket. that way you could wear both of them. how 'bout I could put my cowboy jacket over my blue jacket?
I don't know if it would fit over your blue jacket. we could try it. okay. oh hey we could put your blue sweatshirt on. and then put on your cowboy jacket. I bet that would work. yeah I could wear my hood on top. and I could put my cowboy hat onto the hood like this. that's a good idea. Daddy I can't see you. as soon as we get this over your head you'll be able to. you needta put my cowboy jacket on too. button my cowboy jacket up. what are you going to do when you go outside? I'm going to work in my garden. you are? yeah. what exactly are you going to do? I'm gonna make some holes with my hoe. and I'm gonna dig with my shovel. what's wrong? nothin'. I'm gonna take this out too. how come you're taking your boat? because I think it's nice to take my boat out. oh. oh I thought something. what? you don't needta take your boat to work in the garden. that's right.
how 'bout this? this will work in the garden right? yeah your rake will work in the garden. Daddy I needta go tee tee. I needta go tee tee. okay. why did you watch me go tee tee? I didn't. I stayed right here. oh I thought you watched me. Mom will you zip my pants up? sure thing. [Back inside after going out.] what are you doing? I asked my Mommy if I could have my boat. yeah? so what are you going to do? I'm gonna take my boat out and play with it in the garden. [goes outside] [back inside again.] what did you do with all your stuff? I played and played in our garden. and I played in the sandbox after I got tired playing in the garden. oh. take this off I'm feeling hot. Abe come in here and take a bath. I wanna watch tv first. what? I wanna see what happens. [on tv]
come on. Mommy I don't wanna wash my hair. come on. Abe tomorrow we're going to plant seeds. it's about time. it's about time to do that now? yeah. are we going to do it now? no tomorrow morning. this is tomorrow. no this is tonight. this is tomorrow. no tomorrow is when the sun comes up. last day you said this would be tomorrow. so it's tomorrow now. oh Abe tomorrow is always the next day. when tomorrow gets here it'll be today see? the names change. gee I just don't know how to explain it. get your boat and come on. Mommy I wanna bring my knife too. okay. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Kuczaj/030325.cha = = = Abe do you wanna tell Daddy the story you told me today? what kind of story? about a hawk. did you get ready to go camping today? yeah yeah I wanted to take this camping and some candy and some more candy to roast on the camp fire. what are you going to roast on the camp fire?
candy. candy? uhhuh. I don't think you could roast that kind on the camp fire. you're thinking about bunnies aren't you? yeah candy and some yellow bunnies. do you think this kind of candy would work? yeah. how would you get the stick in it? no, no, no not that kind of candy. I mean a different kind of candy like marshmallows like yalla candy yalla candy. yeah Mommy some hawks eat yalla candy. they do? uhhuh can you say yalla candy? yalla candy. yalla candy. yeah yalla candy comes on the sticks real easily. it's really soft. what does it taste like? maybe it tastes like licorice. wow. yeah when you roast it on the camp fire it tastes like licorice. what does it look like? it makes me jump up and down. or I could hold this. then I could lasso hawks boy. it gets all tangled up that way. Abe did you go to school today? yeah. what did you do?
I thought maybe it would be good to get Mommy a surprise. so I did. and me a surprise. so I got Mommy a surprise and me a surprise. did you show Daddy my surprise? yeah. I did. Daddy did I show you my surprise? no you didn't. it was some money. it was some money? yeah. you didn't show me my surprise. I didn't get you a surprise. you didn't? I'm sad. no don't be sad. I thought I would. 'cept I didn't see one for you. oh would you have got me one if you would have saw one? yeah I didn't. I got a surprise. uh the surprise I found for Mommy was in my closet. your closet at school? yeah. did you tell Daddy what we played outside? I don't know. and Sherry was with us. I don't know. hide and seek.
hide and seek yeah. Mommy I'm trying to open this. look look see? your suitcase? yeah look at all this. maybe I could eat all of these now. you're going to do what with all of them? I could eat these. since they're all on the table. oh. I'm gonna eat them all. what else happened at school? I don't know. you don't know? they had some fishes. there were some fish there? yeah. in an aquarium? yeah we goed to a store that had fish. and the man got some fish for us. you went to the store today when you were at school? no no a long day. when? a long day really a long day. a long time ago? no no a long day. a day a long time ago? yeah. who was your teacher when you went to get the fish? was Greg there?
yeah big Greg. how long ago was that? I don't know. it was about five weeks ago. oh hey where's the other money I got from school? did you put it in your pocket? no where did I put it? do you know what kind of fish you have at school? yeah. what kind are they? some goldfish and I don't know what else. goldfish? gold fish and black fish. oh how many are there? one two three four. what do you call them? maybe goldfish. that's what I call them. put this in the refrigerator. uh put this in the refrigerator. I needta go poop. okay. and when I get out of pooping I'm gonna open the refrigerator and get my milk. okay. hey turn the light on. well what do you say? please. you weren't kidding. I wasn't. I hadta go poo poo.
Mommy why does Andy poop in his pants? to tell the truth I don't know why. do you think he poops in his pants? I don't know. Greggy and I poop in the pottie. yeah you're big boys aren't you? yeah we are big boys. 'cept Andy isn't. we should call him a baby. do you think that would make him sad if you called him a baby? no I don't think so. but I wanna wipe my bottom. what? I'm gonna wipe my bottom. okay. Mommy. yeah. I don't needta run with my stick. you don't? no because the nurse always says " don't run with your stick." I mean uh uh... with your pencil? yeah. what did you say when she said that? I said " I wanna." what did she say? I don't know. did she explain why you shouldn't run with a small pencil?
it's a big pencil not a small pencil. Mommy Mommy. what? when the hawks catch me I would get mine knife out and start running. and then when I got him I would cut his fur off. what would you do with his fur? I would pretend it would be a coat. oh what do you think the hawk would say? [is this a screwy generic?] when he died he had bones. and when you cut his fur off you see his bones. some people don't like hawks. they think they are slimy. what do you think? I think they are good animals. you don't think they're very nice? I think they are. 'cept mean ones catch me. what would they do if they caught you? I would run and get mad. and then I would catch 'em and cut their fur off. what would they do if they caught you? I don't know. mean hawks catch me. 'cept nice hawks eat meat. and nice hawks don't catch people. oh they just let 'em run around? yeah hawks go in the river to drink. and they have webbed feet like ducks. they have what?
is one? hat. is one? eah. h no this is what happened, what happened? must call home. 'm home! [she returns.] h sister, you were playing with electricity! please. f the telephone. oungeun is the biggest one. he can play with 'lectricity if she likes. ut if you, if you want hold phone like this. ith 'lectricity comes out. ou're too little. ou're just a little newborn. ell, you can play with electrics. cause you're bigger, right? nd Alexa, no playing with the phone! t's really bad, you're a little girl. ou c, you play with 'lectricity. 'm not little, girl. 'm a xxx girl, xxx. nd that's it. ell you're not, Alexa. hat's not your bed, that's my bed. emme show you. will do the xxx. our bed's gonna be over here, under here.

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