Character conversations
I've been working on some early readers with a one-year old main character, Zeke the zebra. He's still learning about the world around him, especially the human element. I overheard this conversation about birthdays, but it isn't in any of the manuscripts.
"What does Happy Birthday mean?" asked Zeke.
"I don't know," said Gary the gecko.
"I thought you knew all about humans," said Zeke.
"Not everything. But it's easy to tell when they're happy because they smile," said Gary.
"That's good! What else?" asked Zeke.
"There are a lot of days. There's Oneday and Twosday."
"Then Threesday?" asked Zeke.
"No, next comes Windyday. Birthday must come after Windyday, right before Fivesday."
"Thanks, Gary. You're a good friend," said Zeke.
"What does Happy Birthday mean?" asked Zeke.
"I don't know," said Gary the gecko.
"I thought you knew all about humans," said Zeke.
"Not everything. But it's easy to tell when they're happy because they smile," said Gary.
"That's good! What else?" asked Zeke.
"There are a lot of days. There's Oneday and Twosday."
"Then Threesday?" asked Zeke.
"No, next comes Windyday. Birthday must come after Windyday, right before Fivesday."
"Thanks, Gary. You're a good friend," said Zeke.