Birthday presents

From Veronika
Gwen: My Mom is having her birthday very soon.
V: Oh Great. Let's have a nice party. How old is she?
Gwen: 35 years old (I am younger than that)
V: How old are you?
Gwen: 3.5 years old, but Dodik is even older. He has a very old car. I will get him a new car for his birthday. A new car for Dodik and a new crown for Mom.

Ballet

We were watching Russian Swan Lake ballet on dvd.
Gwen: The prince is strange.
Me: ??
Gwen: He has no pants and a big butt. So is he the real prince?
Me: Yes, it is a ballet, so that is why he is dressed that way, so it will be easier to dance.
Gwen: But the princess has a beautiful dress, so she doesn't need special clothes to dance. Is that because she is a swan, and he is just human?

It is OK to be second...

From George
Usually, when we come home we race from the car to the entrance door. Somehow, Gwenchik always gets there first, triumphantly.
Gwen: I'm first, I'm first!
Me: Yes, you are. You're always first. I'm second.
Gwen, consolingly: It's OK to be second.
Me: What if next time I'm first, and you're second?
Gwen: Then I will cry!
Me: But isn't it OK to be second?
Gwen: It's OK for YOU to be second!

Candy bribe

Gwenchik came back from the childcare clutching two large candies wrapped in coloful foil. She asked both of us which one she should choose, to determine which one is better to eat after dinner.
Me: The other candy I will put away for tomorrow.
Gwen: No, the other candy is for Santa Clause.
Me:??
Gwen: He will really like this wrapped candy and will bring me TWO presents!!!
Me: You will have to wait for a long time...
Gwen: Mom, for this candy he'll come sooner :)

Mother Queen

From Veronika
Gwen: Tell me about Mother Queen, and Gwenchik, and Lesha. They feed carrots to horses and build stone house on the beach.
Veronika: OK. Mother Queen woke up in her queen bed...
Gwen: Do you know that Mother Queen and Gwenchik are the same?
Veronika: OK. Mother Queen woke up...
Gwen: It was a secret before but I can tell you now that Mother Queen and Gwenchik are the same.
Veronika: OK. Thank you for telling me. Mother Queen woke up...

Compromise

From George:
We have a one candy per day rule. Gwen's day care had given her a lollipop, which she ate in the car on the way home. At home, she asked for an ice cream candy.
George: Gwyneth, you know our rule, you already ate one candy today.
Gwen: Let's compromise.

I was stunned.

George: What do you mean by compromise?
Gwen: I'll eat two candies today, and one candy tomorrow, OK?
I was impressed enough that we settled on an additional half an ice cream candy for today.