Halloween, the Preamble]
So, Stella finishes breakfast and insists on putting on her Little Red Riding Hood costume that just arrived. She puts it on. She thinks she is hot stuff. She acts like a total girl for about five minutes. She twirls, she looks in the mirror, she fusses with her hood, she dances, she informs us she is pretty. Oliver watches this, annoyed.
S: Look, Oh-ver, I Red Hood Little Riding. I pitty.
O: Mom, when is my Big Bad Wolf costume coming?
Me: Hopefully today.
O: Can I try mine on too?
Me: Sure
S: LOOK OH-VER, I Red Hood Riding!!! I pitty!!
O: Stella, when I get my costume, I will put it on, and then I get to eat you up!
S: No!
O: YES! That is what happens in the story. The Big Bad Wolf EATS Little Red Riding Hood. It is the story! I get to eat you up!
Stella swaps character and becomes Grendel-esque.
S: NO OH-VER! NO! Little Red Hood Riding eat YOU up!!
She growls. Takes menacing step toward him in red cape. Oliver backs up.
O: MOM! MOM! Tell Stella that the story is that I eat her up. Not that she eats me up!
S: I EAT YOU OH-VER! I GET YOU OH-VER! HOOD LITTLE RIDING RED EAT YOU!! I EAT WOLF!
O: MOM!! MOM! That is not the story, mom!
Me: Guys, this is just Halloween. We are just dressing up so that we can go out and trick or treat. And you will get candy! Nobody is eating anybody up.
They both consider the candy aspect. Oliver looks happy again.
O: Okay. Stella, I won’t eat you up. I will just get candy, and eat that.
S: I get candy too?
Me: Yes.
S: I not eat Oh-ver?
Me: No.
S: Okay. I not eat Oh-ver.
She gets another evil look in her eyes.
S: I eat OH-VERS CANDY!!!!!!
O: MOM!! MOM!!!