Last week, when Karen took the kids to the library for story time, one of the other children put on the knight helmet that’s included in the library dress ups.
Luke didn’t miss a beat. If someone was a knight, someone else had to be the dragon, and he was all too willing to assume the role. He began roaring loudly, making menacing gestures with his arms, and chasing the “fearless” knight around the children’s room.
The fun and games (at least for Luke) came to an abrupt end when the knight stopped running and pleaded “stop,” at which point Karen quickly scooped up our dragon and ushered him away.
The kingdom was quiet until another boy put on the knight helmet, and Luke’s roaring and fearsome gesticulations resumed. The boy frantically looked to his mother, who explained, “He’s a dragon, he’s trying to scare you,” to which the boy responded, “I don’t want to be scared.”
The bright side is that at least he’s not insistent on always being the knight. He often prefers the role of dragon. Charlotte, on the other hand, must always be the princess.
Luke’s favorite book of the moment is Tomie dePaola’s The Knight and the Dragon. Great book. And he’s big into acting things out, whether it’s a battle or other action scene from a book or movie. On several occasions, he’s been in the other room, making all kinds of noise ending with a loud bang (most likely the sound of him bouncing off the couch, wall, or floor), followed by a declaration of “Mom/Dad, I’m ok.” (In anticipation of the inevitable question, “Luke, are you ok?)
Charlotte and Luke have very active imaginations. When our backyard was invaded by pirates earlier this week, Charlotte bravely fought them off. (Watching her fend off invisible pirates trying to take the deck was quite entertaining.) After the battle, both Charlotte and Luke were very concerned for the neighbors and wanted to go warn them that the pirates were coming.
But with Charlotte and Luke to keep the neighborhood safe, I’m sure they have nothing to fear.
Unless, of course, Luke decides to become the dragon.
I hope you enjoyed today’s serving of ‘mac & cheese.’
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