Rectangle

R: Mommy, Mommy, I want a dinosaur!

S: You want a dinosaur?

R: Yes.

S: Okay, I think I know where we can find a dinosaur. Come with me.

(R runs and S walks to the living room. S sits in front of a basket with a bunch of stuffed animals in it. Pulls out a dog.)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a dog!

(S pulls out another stuffed animal, Linny the Guinea Pig)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a pig!

J: Guinea pig.

R: GUI-NEE pig.

(S pulls out a dragon)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a .... rectangle!

S: No! That's a dragon.

R: Dragon!

(S pulls out a camel)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a CAMEL.

(S pulls out a rhino)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a .... rectangle!

(S and J bust out laughing.)

S: I love you, R!!

(A little later in the evening. R is picking out bedtime stories and brings over Peter Pan for S to read to her.)

S: Oh, Peter Pan! How fun! Who is that on the cover?

R: Tinkerbell.

S: And who else? Who's that? (pointing to Peter Pan's picture).

R: Ummmmm.... Rectangle!

J: We've trained her well, haven't we?