The Sharp Point of View

(From George)
I'm putting Gwenchik to bed and bringing her a cat, as she requested. The cat digs her claws into my shoulder.
I say, "Ouch! Be careful, we haven't cut Burka's claws for a while."
Gwen: "Hee-hee-hee!"
A bit later, Gwenchik asks me to bring her a band-aid.
Me: Did Burka scratch you?
Gwen: Uh-huh.
Me: Weren't you laughing just a few minutes ago, when she scratched me?
Gwen: Yes, but when she scratched you it was funny! When she scratched me, it wasn't!

Death

Today died Betta fish that Gwenchik got for her birthday. She cried, and cried, and cried... she felt responsible as she sort of neglected it, though, I suspect that the fish was, unfortunately sick, to begin with.

Know your favorites

This morning I came down to wake Gwenchik.
Me: How did you sleep? Did you have any interesting dreams?
Gwen: Oh yes. There was a horse with large wings.
Me:?
Gwen: You were flying on this horse to save me. And it was red, your favorite color; and it had a mini piglet on the side as well--your favorite animal

Bicycling along

Today Gwenchik bicycled over to her grandmother's house strawberry patch and back for the first time.

Gwen: Papa, I bicycled to and from my grandmothers house so fast, so fast that the squirrels didn't have enough time to pick strawberries. And I eat them all!

Bible reading

Gwenchik is sick so we are staying at home. She woke up and started 'reading' (telling stories from the pictures) from the children's bible. She is looking at the pictures about Noah.
Gwen: He got many animals and stuck them on a small boat
Me: Why?
Gwen: So they will not be wet. Cats really do not like to be wet