Intertextuality at its finest:
Today my four year old said:
"Let's play comomodat with the hungry snake in the blue ocean of bubbly goo..."
Breaking it down:
comomodat = mispronunication of Mortal Combat, a movie based on a video game
hungry snake = the book Five Little Bats, based on the song Five Little Monkeys
blue ocean of bubbly goo = the book One Monster After Another
Reason #284 to attend library school: deciphering 4-year old play.
posted by LilyMab @ 8:39 a.m.
4 comments
4 Comments:
You're a fantastic writer, Ash. I love reading what you have to say. You're descriptions are awesome.
Awwwwww.....*blush*.....and it's particularly high praise because I've seen the amazing posts on your blog!
*hugs*
I used the wrong "your". Sorry... Sniff... I'm such a loser...
Hi, there!
Sounds like I'm in a similar situation to you - a mother of small children with literary interests, only I'm an illustrator rather than a librarian.
Wonder if you (or your 4-year-old) can help me: I've been trying to track down the book that contains the quote, "Over the ocean of bubbly goo the letter-eating wombanat flew", which I came across in the mid 1970s and have not been able to trace since. Do you have this book? Or is your 4-year-old just the reincarnation of its author?!
Hope to hear from you,
Horatia
rahoratia@yahoo.co.uk.
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