Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Tot

Pronounced "toat" or "tote" depending on who's spelling -- it's German for "dead."

The other day William was squatting on the kitchen floor, and he noticed a few tiny ants crawling on the tile. With his little pointer finger, he squished them gently but firmly, and proclaimed each one "tot" as he did so.

4 comments:

  1. er hat das wort gelernt von Struwwelpeter. Der Suppenkasper war tot.

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  2. Okay, Mirjam, commenting in German is cheating!!

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  3. sorry sue, William learned the word "dead" from a German children's book where the Soup-Caspar didn't eat his food and he died. At the end you see his little grave. Morbid much? :)

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  4. Wow.

    That sounds like a scary story.

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