Lanna came to play yesterday and I remember watching her strategically place each of my mom's little animals on our fireplace mantle as she muttered something about a zombie firefighter. I watched her giggle as she created different voices for each of the characters in her made-up story and I watched her eyes light up when a new idea came to her.
It wasn't until now that I matched the placement of these little toys, to what must be going on in that child's mind. And then something clicked and pretty soon I was understanding the little story that she created.
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| The evil zombie firefighter was about to strike again! But this time, on a defenseless baby panda bear. Something had to be done, so the bigger stronger animals (Black Bear, Polar Bear, White Tiger, and Mountain Lion) began to circle the zombie firefighter, creating a temporary shield to buy time for the animals to come together and figure out what to do. |
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| Tiger, the king of all beasts, took control and rallied the troops to save baby panda and get rid of the zombie firefighter once and for all! |
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| *Animals gathering according to size - Giraffe leads the way and the others bravely follow.* |
And just like that, I was using my imagination again like I used to so often when I was little. It made me smile- I still have it in me, I can still make believe!
So cute! I love kids!
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