My four year old son walked up to me yesterday while I was setting the table for dinner.
“Uhm” he asked hesitangly”Is it too late to add things to my Christmas list?”
“I think so,” I said, eyeing the three feet of snow piled up outside the window.
“OK,” he said resignedly and then looked out past me, deep in thought. “Dad can we run out to the store and buy a whip?”
“Why?” I asked.
“Uhm. I put a lion on my Christmas list but I forgot to put down a whip. And if the lion shows up and I don’t have a whip we could all be in trouble.”
“Oh,” I said because I couldn’t think of what else to say to his perfectly logical question.
December 21, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Thank you for sharing. made my day 🙂
December 21, 2009 at 6:11 pm
Heh. On the bright side, you now have an excuse not to get him a lion – "Sorry, they were all out of whips, so Santa decided that a lion wasn't such a great idea."
December 21, 2009 at 6:16 pm
That made my day as well.
What concerns me though, is do you think your 4yr old is capable of controlling a lion with just a whip?
I would get a cage as well.
December 21, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I hope PETA doesn't read this.
December 21, 2009 at 7:49 pm
*Snicker* *Snicker*
December 21, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Wow. Keep animal control on speed dial.
December 21, 2009 at 9:08 pm
That is totally awesome! Thank God for the gift of children! Stories like this always make me smile.
December 21, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I bet it was really hard to not laugh during the conversation…
December 21, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Brilliant! I love stories like this.
December 22, 2009 at 1:44 am
Thanks for the laugh!
December 22, 2009 at 2:44 am
Cute story!
Reminds me of the response my five year old cousin gave me when I asked her "What did you get for Christmas?" Her response "A bear. A stuffed one, not a real one. I wanted a real one but my mom wouldn't let me!"
December 22, 2009 at 4:34 am
This kid is going to have a REALLY sleepless night Christmas Eve. A lion may be coming and no whip with which to manage him. I would leave a note for Santa to put the lion in the basement if he brings one.
December 22, 2009 at 6:17 am
LOL!
December 22, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Ah that's so nice and innocent. Made me smile which I needed as my friend past away yesterday at the age of just 28. Thanks for sharing and making me smile 🙂
December 22, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Very cute – but it is pronounced "wheep"
December 22, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Thank you God for the gift of innocent children to put things in perspective! Our kids are loving it too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
December 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Holy cow that is FUNNY!
December 22, 2009 at 9:04 pm
too cute!
December 23, 2009 at 3:21 am
Love a child's logic!!
Patt
December 23, 2009 at 2:00 pm
You will need a chair to go with the whip and with the cage Joe mentioned. Do lions eat Little Friskies?