adrian_turtle

The local preschooler had them in her "animal bag" with the stuffies, so I didn't realize that she wasn't supposed to be playing with them. The My Little Pony figurine had been a gift, and might disappear soon, just because it sets her parents' teeth on edge. But the little carved Don Quixote and Sancho Panza had been abstracted from the china cabinet without permission. (There was weeping and wailing and gnashing of baby teeth when the "without permission" part was discovered, but that's another story.)

LP: "Come with us, Rainbow Horsie!"
AT: "Where are you going, Senor Panza?"
LP: "We're going on a big adventure."
AT: "That sounds wonderful, Don Quixote! I'd like to come with you. Will there be windmills?"
LP: "No windmills - but lots of thistles."
AT: "I don't understand. Why thistles?"
LP: "For us to eat. Eeyore likes thistles."
AT: "Eeyore?"
LP: "Uh-huh." *waving the carved figure* "Donkey Hoti. He was feeling bad, but I gave him some medicine and he's better now."