"The Letter E": The Nephew Speaks

Curtain up on a bedroom in suburban New Jersey. A giant "e" decorates the room, which belongs to someone with that letter as a first initial. A writer sits at a computer; a four-year-old nephew enters the room.

Nephew: "Doda Esther, why do you have that letter?"

Doda: "Well, Gilly, it's a letter E - do you know whose name starts with a letter E?"

Nephew: "Doda Esther!"

Doda: "That's right!"

Nephew: "But why don't you have a D?"

Doda: "You're right, I should have a D also."

Nephew: "And why not an O?"

Doda: "That's right, there's an O in Doda."

Nephew: "And why not a refrigerator?" (Pauses. Then bursts into a fit of giggling. Then recovers.) "Look, I'm a shark! Chomp, chomp, chomp..."

The writer is at a loss. So she grabs the nephew and starts tickling him.

The end...for now.

For some reason, I felt like this video clip was an appropriate complement. Enjoy.

Comments

[Liz]

I love love love this story and video clip. They make me want to be a mom, and I don't just go around saying that...

[PepGiraffe]

Love it!