Halfway down the Danube

Because pink is his favorite color, that's why

Or, my son tells me a bedtime story.

Alan (from the bed): Georgie and I have a secret passage. [Georgie is Alan's best friend.]

Me (from the floor): Is it in school?

Alan: No, it's under the ground. It goes to the Batcave.

Me: It's a tunnel?

Alan: Yes, a tunnel, and it goes, there are two Batcaves, one for me and one for Georgie. Mine is pink.

[pause]

[Alan stands up in bed, points to alphabet picture on wall] And Georgie's is this color.

Me: Orange?

Alan: Yes, orange. And John's is green and Frederick's is black. And they all have Batcopters and Batmobiles.

Me: Pink and orange and green and black Batmobiles?

Alan: Yes. And when we go out, there are all Batmobiles -- ten of them. And I am Number One, so mine is the fastest. [pause] Georgie is Number Two. John is Number Three and Frederick is Number Five.

Me: There should be a four in there. One, two, three, four.

Alan [ignoring me]: And the Batmobiles go together to make a robot.

Me: Wait, a giant robot?

Alan [a bit sternly]: No! A little robot.

Posted by douglas at September 19, 2006 08:36 PM