Donkey

[Scene: Liam and I are sitting at the table eating lunch.  The icemaker is filling up and Liam’s ears perk up as he hears this.]

Liam:  I hear something.

Shannon:  What do you hear?

Liam:  I hear sounds.  I hear something.

Shannon:  I hear sounds too.  What do you think is making those sounds?

Liam:  [pauses briefly to think] A donkey.

Shannon:  A donkey?

Liam:  I hear a donkey.  BRAY!  BRAY!  BRAY!

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I don’t even know how he knows what a donkey is, much less what sound it makes.  Maybe there’s some sort of subversive farm-animal teaching going on on Sesame Street these days.