We've always read to Ernie a lot. And books have always been his favorite toys and ways to pass the time. It's recently begun to hit home how much he likes his books when he started reading them back to us word for word after only hearing new ones once or twice. He's also encorporating words he's picked up from them and plugging them into his daily life (e.g., "Ernie, would like some milk?" "Oh yes, I can't resist" or "'Blah, blah, blah' he added" or "she asked" or "he replied"). He's even been running off at the mouth with long complicated plot arcs so I've recently decided to start taking dictation when I have my computer handy. This is Ernie's first story (inspired by a Johnny Tractor puzzle that he was given as a gift), which I have tried to capture as best as I could, though he sometimes talks very fast:

~Johnny Tractor's Oil~
"Oh, hey, Johnny Tractor. What's wrong, Johnny Tractor? Do you want to come to my house, Johnny Tractor, so I can change your oil?"
"Okay."
So he comes to my house. And I go out to the street. And I cross the street to change his oil.
"Now you can go out to the fields, Johnny Tractor."
***
Now we're going out to the fields.
Whirrrrrrrrr. Whirrrrrrrrr. Whirrrrrrrrr.
We don't see the fields yet.
We don't see the fields yet.
We don't see the fields yet.
And then we'll see the fields!
Whirrrrrrrrr.
***
Chester was out in the fields. And he was lonely because he was by himself.
"Don't go under my tractor [chair], Chester."
"Don't go under my tractor, Chester."
"He's just sniffing my wheels."
"Thank you for the riiiide!" [says Chester.]
I waved as the tractor takes off again.
I waved bye-bye as the tractor takes off again. Cuz I push the on button.
I checked out the sheep and Chester in the fields--all of my pets. All of my pets were in the fields.
1 comment:
He obviously could move forward in a great career as an author. See what you did in instilling the gift of a good book. What a bright grandson we have.
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