Song before sleep

N: Mom, I know we should be quiet, but can I sing a song about jerboas*?

E: Sure, if it's short.

N: Jerboa, hop, hop, hop, jerboas, hop, hop, hop, hop away from the mountain lions. (etc.)

E: I liked your song, thanks.

N: (laughing) The joke of the song is that jerboas don't live anywhere close to mountain lions.

*jerboas - long-legged rodent that lives in hot desert areas of Asia and North Africa.

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N: Mom, I think A and I are becoming friends.

E: That's great! What do you think has happened that made you start to be friends.

N: I don't know. I just think I'm starting to build onto him.

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