L: Hi. My name is Leilani, and what is your name?
A: I am Ariel.
L: Oh like the Nixe (Leilani used the correct word but in German an I could really see that she was trying to find the correct english word mermaid)
[no answer]
L: Look I have turtles on my dress.
[Ariel is starting to warm up]
A: Oh, nice. Look I have an octopus.
L: Beautiful. I like this dress to go and dance in.
A: You like to dance?
L: Yes, very much. This dress dances nicely. (means it swings great when she spinns) Does yours dance?
A: It is a very pretty dress.
(2 hour long break)
L: Oh like the mermaid (The background job had finished processing and found the correct english word). Ariel, Ariel like the mermaid.
(I think Arial had heard that a few times before but she forgave Leilani and they played a little)
L: Would you like to come to my house and play (the party had turned a bit stale, the bouncy castle had been picked up and most of the bigger kids were gone)
A: Yes
S: Ahhhm, Leilani we will invite Ariel to our Goodbye party…
L: Noooo! I want her to come to my house now.
S: We really need to get going…
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Ariel is 7 or 8 btw, and I thanked her a few times for being so nice to Leilani.
A few weeks ago I realized Leilani had surpassed my mom in computer skills (sorry mom) but now I realize she has surpassed Andy and me in smalltalk abilities…
