Horsing Around

My dad was here this weekend. It was great to have him here for a while, as he usually has to fly over, dash up, spend a few hours here, zoom back down, fly out again. All in the blink of an eye.

This time, he is over for a week and a bit, so he was able to spend the weekend pottering and playing with Miss Maia.

We went for a walk in the countryside, where Maia showed him a more surreal side to her personality by introducing him to the Knock Knock Game. This is a game whereby someone (usually an adult, at least at first) hides behind a Big Tree. Maia then says 'Knock Knock' and the adult then answers in the style of an animal. For some reason, she usually asks about sausages...

Anyway, Papi decided that for his turn, he would be A Horse.

'Knock Knock' Maia said

'Neigh!' said Papi

'Have you got any sausages?' Maia said

'Nay!' said Papi ...Nay as in No, but also Nay as in Neigh. Geddit? Maia did not.

So she peered round the tree. 'I said, Have You Got Any Sausages?' she said, loudly and a bit slower.

'Nay!'Papi replied, trying not to laugh.

An exasperated look crossed her face. She peered further round the tree and said very loudly, and very slowly 'HAVE YOU GOT ANY SAUSAGES??'

This was all too much for Papi, who scooted out from behind the tree and said that it was probably time to carry on with our walk.

Now, horses are supposed to be pretty intelligent creatures, but somehow I think that Maia's impression of them will always be that they are not terribly smart.