[Alice and Dad are in the yard]
Alice: Too big!
Dad: Too big?
Alice: Yes.
Dad: Alice is too big?
Alice: Yes.
Dad: OK … too big for what?
Alice: Tree.
Dad: Alice is too big for the trees?
Alice: Yes.
[Alice points at various trees, waiting until Dad says “tree!” to point at the next one]
Dad: Alice! Look out! Right behind you! It’s a tree!
[Alice looks — it is a tree. She looks all the way up the tree]
Alice: Big tree!
Dad: Yes, it’s a big tree. Did it sneak up behind you?
Alice: Yes.
[Alice starts to point at trees again — Dad tries to distract her]
Dad: There are lots of trees.
Alice: Yes.
Dad: Does Mommy like trees?
Alice: Yes. [pause] Mommy picked Corwin
Dad: Mommy picked Corwin from a tree?
Alice: [disdainfully] Noooooo.
[Alice wanders off]