Talking to a three-year-old

Goldfish swimming in pond
A pond full of goldfish (Photo by Maja R. on Unsplash)

We’re going to the pub.

Which pub?

The Britannia.

No, but which pub, Daddy?

I just said, the Britannia. We are going to drink some lovely orange juice.

Which orange juice?

Which orange juice?

Which orange juice are we going to drink?

The orange juice in the Britannia.

But men drink beer.

Yes, men drink beer. But Daddy might just have something refreshing, and we can look at the goldfish in the pond.

Which pond?

The pond in the Britannia. We can look at the fish.

Which fish?

The fish in the pond.

Which pond?

The pond in the Britannia.

We’re going to look at fish in the pond at the Britannia.

Yes.

Is the Britannia our pub?

It’s our local pub.

But is it our pub?

Well, no, it’s Mike’s pub.

Which Mike?

The Mike that owns the Britannia.

Is he a very big man?

He is quite big. Bigger than you. And he runs a pub.

Which pub?

Share

Response

  1. Sue Handy avatar
    Sue Handy

    Very good!