I've posted before about the varied topics of conversation Little Man and I enjoy on our journey home from crèche. (Little Lady tends to take a backseat to these chats, and flourishes more in one-to-one situations)
While answering the endless questions can sometimes be a challenge, on days like today I find myself wishing that our journey was just a little longer, just to see how far our conversation could travel too!
First, we started with why baby kangaroos (wallabies really) hopped away from us at the animal park.
- It was in case we stepped on their babies by accident, I explained.
- What would happen if we stepped on little baby kangaroos?
- Well, they'd be hurt and would have to go to the vet.
- But kangaroos don't have telephones so who will call the vet for them?
- Probably us or the park ranger.
- Do kangaroos not know that we're not bad guys?
- No, it's very hard to tell who the bad guys are sometimes.
- Well, if I see a bad guy and I know he's not a good guy I will shoot him with my Black Widow gun and the Black Widows will poison him and he will die forever and not hurt baby kangaroos.
- That's a good idea.
- Why are the clouds hiding the moon?
- The clouds are being blown in front of the moon by the wind.
- But why can I not see the moon?
- Because the clouds are closer to us than the moon is.
- Why is the dark black?
- .....?
