February 9, 2013  |  8:30am
Beth: [age 4] "When I grow up, I want to make movies."
Me: "You can totally do that. What kind of movies do you want to make?"
Beth: "I'm going to make a movie about Barabaroo. He's a little green monster guy who makes his own machine. It's a machine robot bunny rabbit that pulls a wagon that he can ride around in."
Me: "That sounds cool. Does the robot bunny have a name? You could call it Kamuka or something."
Beth: [rolling eyes] "No, Daddy. Don't be silly. Kamuka is not a robot bunny!"
[note: see http://andimthedad.com/tagged/kamuka for reference]
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December 28, 2012  |  8:30am
Beth: [age 4] "I have a riddle for you."
Me: "Okay."
Beth: "What does nothing like to do?"
Me: "What does nothing like to do??"
Beth: "Yes."
Me: "Umm... I don't know."
Beth: [knowingly] "Nobody does. It's a riddle with no answer."
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June 23, 2012  |  9:38am
Shabazla!
Beth: [age 4, holding up a stuffed animal] "The frog says, SHABAZLA!"
Me: "Shabazla? What does that mean?"
Beth: "It's part of finch!"
Me: "This is the first I've heard about it. What is finch?"
Beth: "It's part of kamuka!"
Me: "Oh, we're back to kamuka again. What does kamuka mean?"
Beth: "It's part of shabazla!"
Me: "But what does it /mean/?"
Beth: "It means kissing frogs. And chicken butts. And lollipops. And fish."
Me: "So, basically, everything."
Beth: "Yes! Shabazla!"
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March 25, 2012  |  9:00am
Explain kamuka again
Mom: "Explain 'kamuka' again."
Beth: [age 3] "Leaves and chicken butts!"
Mom: "Really? Kamuka is leaves and chicken butts?"
Beth: "No, but I don't want to tell you the truth."
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March 13, 2012  |  9:00am
Chacka wacka!
Beth: [age 3] "Chacka wacka kacka!"
Me: "What does that mean?"
Beth: "It means KAMUKA!"
Me: "Oh no, not that again. What does kamuka mean?"
Beth: "I don't know!"
Me: "Really? I thought it had something to do with a turtle, or a blind guy, or something."
Beth: "It means CHICKEN FEATHERS!"
Me: "Chicken feathers?!"
Beth: "Just kidding! Nobody knows what kamuka means!"
Me: "Not even you?"
Beth: "It means chacka wacka, chawacka maKACKA!"
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January 27, 2012  |  11:00am
Kamuka and the Blind Man
[Scene: Beth, age 3, has just sat on the sofa next to me. Note that you may want to read www.andimthedad.com/tagged/kamuka for past references of kamuka.]
Beth: "Let's go on a trip!"
Me: "Sounds good. Where are we going?"
Beth: "We're going to see kamuka!"
Me: "Oh no, not 'kamuka' again. I thought kamuka was part of the golden light?"
Beth: "Yes! But kamuka is also a man."
Me: "He's a man?"
Beth: "Yes! Kamuka is a man who cannot see. He wears a green shirt."
Me: "I had no idea kamuka was a person. What does he do?"
Beth: "He drives a truck."
Me: "Kamuka is a blind man who drives a truck? That sounds dangerous."
Beth: "Oh no. He drives a truck around and gives people good things."
Me: "What kind of good things? Like, chocolate ice cream?"
Beth: "No, he doesn't like chocolate ice cream. He delivers presents to people."
Me: "Ahhh. He delivers presents. Kind of like Santa Clause?"
Beth: "Not that kind of present. He delivers flowers. Pots of flowers for people to plant. And he delivers seeds. And watering cans."
Me: "That's pretty cool. He must be busy in the spring."
Beth: "Oh yes. And he is an animal too."
Me: "Really? What kind of animal?"
Beth: "I can't tell you. It's a secret."
Me: "So let me see if I get this straight. Kamuka has something to do with the golden light, but it is also a blind man in a green shirt who drives around giving people plants. And he can turn into an animal."
Beth: "No, he /is/ an animal."
Me: "And a man? At the same time?"
Beth: "Yes! And he doesn't like chocolate ice cream."
Me: "And you want to go visit him."
Beth: "Yes!"
Me: "Does he live around here?"
Beth: "No, he lives in You Nork."
Me: "You Nork? Do you mean New York?"
Beth: "No, I mean You Nork. It's like New York, but different."
Me: "And that's where we'll find the blind man-animal named kamuka who wears a green shirt and drives a truck around giving plants to people?"
Beth: "Yes!"
Me: "Well, let's go. I want to meet this guy. Do you know how to get to You Nork?"
Beth: "It's too late now. Maybe some other time. Would you like some tea?"
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