Lucia the storyteller says,
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Hikaru and he went over to Waya’s house and they played Go. And Hikaru cooked in the kitchen and he saw a paper crane. And it flew up in the air and it say, “I’m orange and I want my mommy.”
And Hikaru say, “I’m Hikaru and I’m orange ding dong golly wally way! Golly golly golly golly golly golly zoom gally golly zoom golly golly.”
Hikaru was at the foot store paying. Hikaru sighed. And they played in the band, and they sang, “Yes I was, I’m Hikaru—oo-oooo.”
Waya said nothing at all.
Spot the literary references... if you dare. Lucia's style reminds me of Gertrude Stein's The World is Round. Here is a link to one of Lucia's earlier stories.
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She takes after her mother!
Now, that just made my morning!
Love it! Is the "zoom golly golly" based on a song? I can't remember the name, but it's something about a caravan with camels, done in rounds?
Noodle: Zum Gali Gali is indeed a song. Here is a link to lyrics with a MIDI file: http://songs-with-music.freeservers.com/zumgali.html
Jules: I'm so glad!
Diana: Hehe. It's so endearing to hear her use some of the similar inflections.
How wonderful! I love the end!
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