Jungles, Treasure, and D.P.D.

I have the honor of shuttling my son to day care every morning during the school year. Some mornings are fairly uneventful; we drive in silence listening to the radio while he looks out the window, sometimes covering his eyes because “The sun is hot on his eyes.” Other mornings he is a ball of fire playing with the toys he bring along or me. At times I amass quite of collection of toys ranging from Optimus Prime to Hot Wheels cars. Most of the time he is content flying them around or racing them along his leg or the door. Today was an interesting morning, as I was privy to a Hollywood-esque dialogue between an Imperial Storm Trooper and Fuzzy Turtle. Here is the transcript, and I kid you not, this was all from him.

Storm Trooper: Ok, we have to go into that jungle to get the treasure…and the cube.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok
Storm Trooper: But, we have to be careful.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok
Storm Trooper: But, once we get into the jungle we have to be careful.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok, we’ll be careful.
Storm Trooper: Ok
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok
Storm Trooper: Ok, so while we’re in there, we’ll get the cube, and look for the Treasure Mint, they’re good.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok
Storm Trooper: But, we have to be careful, because it’s dangerous.
Fuzzy Turtle: Dangerous? Ok.
Storm Trooper: Yes, dangerous, but, there is Danger Pant Dinosaur in that jungle, and he will eat you.
Fuzzy Turtle: I don’t like Danger Pant Dinosaur, he’s scares me.
Storm Trooper: I know, and he will eat you up, and your Treasure Mint too.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok
Storm Trooper: Ok, so let’s go get the cube, and the Treasure Mints, and then we’ll be good.
Fuzzy Turtle: Ok

It trailed off into a quiet secretive series of “psssts” and “sssssrrrrsss” from there as Storm Trooper and Fuzzy Turtle apparently plotted the best tactical way to enter the jungle, secure the treasure, cube, and Treasure Mints, and avoid, trick, or dispatch Danger Pant Dinosaur.
Storm Trooper and Fuzzy Turtle are now tucked neatly into Ethan’s car seat waiting for round two of the act, and keeping a sharp eye out for D.P.D.