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CHII wanna listen to me [% on the tape] .
INVthere .
INV*INV: there's the porcupine .
CHIxx .
INVyup .
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CHIsea shell .
INVyeah .
INV*INV: and when you go to the beach you can find these .
INVand you can bring them home .
INVthey're really nice .
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INVthey're really nice .
INVand there's a crab .
INV*INV: they live in the water .
INVyeah .
INVdo you know what some of these things are ?
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MOTwe're not doing too good today, are we ?
INVyou're a sleepy bear .
MOT*MOT: [- to inv] I've been on the phone all morning .
MOTmy grandmother's dying, so I've been like +...
INVoh dear .
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MOTmy grandmother's dying, so I've been like +...
INVoh dear .
MOT*MOT: [- still to inv] and we went grocery shopping; I left the groceries at Wegman's .
MOTwalked out [% inv laughs] .
MOTand you fell asleep .
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MOTyeah, right, right .
INV[- playing along with MOT] anything you say [% MOT and inv laugh] .
MOT*MOT: [- to CHI] do you remember the book that Aunt Ann gave you at the birthday party ?
CHIwhat ? [+ V]
MOTremember that book she gave you ?
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MOTwe'll look at em .
MOTcan you get em for me ?
MOT*MOT: they're right there on the table .
INVright there .
MOTnow, which one's yours ?
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MOTthey're saying +"/.
MOT+" why isn't number five opening ?
MOT*MOT: oh, the next day, Mama Duck took the babies for a swim .
CHIand there was a shark . [+ V]
MOTthat's not a shark [% inv laughs] .
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MOTjust a fish .
CHIfish .
MOT*MOT: [- reads] when she got back, the barnyard was buzzing .
MOTEliza came and took your egg for the Easter egg hunt tomorrow .
MOToh, oh .
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CHIfish .
MOT[- reads] when she got back, the barnyard was buzzing .
MOT*MOT: Eliza came and took your egg for the Easter egg hunt tomorrow .
MOToh, oh .
MOTthey hid Mama, Mama, uh, Chick's egg .
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CHIthis one .
MOTthat one ?
MOT*MOT: the green one ?
MOTmaybe .
MOTmaybe it is .
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MOTmaybe it is .
MOTlet's see .
MOT*MOT: oh, she's talking to the people who colored the egg .
MOTshe's gonna sit on all the eggs until one of them hatches [% inv laughs] .
MOTwhich one do you think (i)s gonna open up ?
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MOTlet's see .
MOToh, she's talking to the people who colored the egg .
MOT*MOT: she's gonna sit on all the eggs until one of them hatches [% inv laughs] .
MOTwhich one do you think (i)s gonna open up ?
MOTshe's waiting and waiting .
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MOTshe's waiting and waiting .
MOToh, what happened ?
MOT*MOT: here's the baby duck .
CHIthis one is gonna open ?
MOTthat one too ?
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MOTisn't that nice ?
CHInow, now turn the other page [% inv laughs because they're at the end of the book] .
MOT*MOT: you turn the page .
MOTshow me which page you like .
MOTshow me which one .
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MOTmhm .
CHIwhat's this ?
MOT*MOT: that's the mama horse .
CHIwhat's this ?
MOTthat's the mama goat .
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MOTthat's the mama horse .
CHIwhat's this ?
MOT*MOT: that's the mama goat .
CHIthat's the xx .
MOToh, it is ?
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MOTmhm .
MOTdo you know what ?
MOT*MOT: that's the zebra there .
MOTxxx .
INVwhat do you have ?
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CHIwhere, where's the other bunny rabbit ?
MOToh, I'm looking .
MOT*MOT: I haven't found the other bunny rabbit yet .
CHIhow (a)bout this one ?
CHIxxx .
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CHIhow (a)bout this one ?
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: have you found the other bunny ?
CHIno, not yet .
CHIyes, I found em .
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INVI really like it .
INVmy father has a collection of decoy ducks, and that would be a great thing to get em .
MOT*MOT: if I ever find the name of that shop, I'll uh [//] I'll ask my husband if he remembers .
CHI+< where's the duck ?
CHIwhere is the duck ?
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CHIwhere is he ?
MOT[- to inv] my husband had to do some work in this town a couple hours away from here .
MOT*MOT: and we decided to go for the ride .
CHI+< where is he ?
CHIwhere is he ?
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CHIquack, quack, quack [% MOT and inv laugh] .
MOTlook what I've got .
MOT*MOT: can you find the mama bunny ?
MOTthe mama rabbit ?
MOTgood .
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MOTlook what I've got .
MOTcan you find the mama bunny ?
MOT*MOT: the mama rabbit ?
MOTgood .
MOTwhere's the baby ?
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MOTthe mama rabbit ?
MOTgood .
MOT*MOT: where's the baby ?
MOTall right .
CHIthat xxx .
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MOTwhat's this thing ?
CHIcrocodile .
MOT*MOT: where's the baby one ?
CHIuh [% indicating the baby crocodile] .
MOTwhat ?
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CHIuh, uh .
CHIand where's the, the mommy one ?
MOT*MOT: where's the mama crocodile with the big teeth ?
MOTaaar@o [% makes a crocodile noise, MOT and inv laugh at growling face CHI makes] .
MOTok, where's the cow ?
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MOTwhere's the mama crocodile with the big teeth ?
MOTaaar@o [% makes a crocodile noise, MOT and inv laugh at growling face CHI makes] .
MOT*MOT: ok, where's the cow ?
CHIwhere's the mommy cow ?
MOTwhere's the mama cow ?
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MOTok, where's the cow ?
CHIwhere's the mommy cow ?
MOT*MOT: where's the mama cow ?
MOTyay [% CHI finds mama cow] .
MOTwhat's left ?
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MOTno, it's a fox .
CHIwhere is the racoon ?
MOT*MOT: we'll have to find the racoon .
MOTI don't have a racoon in here .
MOTI've just got other ones here .
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MOTmhm .
CHIwhere's the duck ?
MOT*MOT: where's the duck ?
CHIright there .
CHIhere duck [% not clear whether CHI is pretending to call duck or saying here's the duck] .
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CHIthey can stand up .
MOTyay .
INV*INV: which one is the one that's standing up ?
INVis that a mama, or a daddy, or a baby [=! whispers] ?
INVtough question .
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INVyeah, that'll be good .
CHIyou want some tea ?
INV*INV: [- to MOT] here, I'm just gonna run the cord behind you .
CHIxxx .
CHIxxx sit .
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MOTwednesday I'm going to be out .
MOTshe's gonna be with a baby sitter .
INV*INV: well, this, this is the only +...
INVI mean, there are only two .
INVthis is it .
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INVhey, I don't know .
INVis it in there ?
MOT*MOT: that's for the milk .
MOTthis is the creamer .
INVmhm .
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INVis it in there ?
MOTthat's for the milk .
MOT*MOT: this is the creamer .
INVmhm .
CHIthat's for the milk ?
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MOTyeah .
CHIis this the milk [% creamer] ?
MOT*MOT: this is for the milk .
MOTthis is my tea cup .
INVyeah, I guess this is my tea cup over here .
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CHIyeah, I xx .
CHIthis is the milk ?
MOT*MOT: no, no, this is the milk right here .
INVthat's just another cup .
INVthat's for the sugar .
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MOTno, no, this is the milk right here .
INVthat's just another cup .
INV*INV: that's for the sugar .
CHIthat's for the sugar ?
INVmhm .
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CHIok .
CHIis this the milk ?
MOT*MOT: yes, that's the milk .
CHIthen this the milk in here .
MOToh, good .
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MOToh, good .
MOTthank you [% plumber and MOT talk briefly] .
MOT*MOT: my husband didn't take the hose off and he burst the pipe .
INVoh really ?
CHI+< there .
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INV+< well, you ended up with such a nice little art object there .
MOTyeah, right .
MOT*MOT: I'm sure the children will find something to do with this, as long as they don't bang their heads with it .
CHI+< drink this tea, and you drink this tea [% command to MOT and inv] .
MOToh, thank you .
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MOTmhm .
CHIyeah ?
MOT*MOT: yeah, I made the tea .
CHIyou made the tea ?
MOTuhhuh .
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MOTwhat ?
CHIum, Mommy, show me what's for the tea .
MOT*MOT: what's for the tea ?
MOTI don't know .
CHIcome in, come in here and see what's for the tea [% asks MOT to come into kitchen] .
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INVjust come on [% mocking CHI's tone] .
INVwhoa [% CHI nearly trips over recorder cord] .
INV*INV: I think I'll move this over here [% moves tape recorder out of the way, sound of MOT and CHI talking in kitchen] .
MOTno, that's for my coffee .
MOTthose are coffee filters .
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CHIxxx .
MOTxxx ok .
INV*INV: oh, I have to come in and see the gold fish again .
CHIgold fish ?
INVyeah, I like your gold fish .
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CHIhere's some .
CHIhere's some [% telling fish where to look for the food, MOT and inv laugh] .
INV*INV: no, over there [% instructing the fish] .
CHIover there .
CHIxxx .
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MOTcome on over here .
MOTcome on [% talking to fish] .
MOT*MOT: he gets so excited he forgets to look for the food .
INVoh, now he('s) (got) (it) .
MOToh, he got a big piece .
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CHI[- shouting] now he's going to another one .
CHIxxx another one .
INV*INV: oh this is good [% speaking for the fish] .
CHIhe xxx another one over there .
INVhe eats bubbles .
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INVthere, I think that's good .
CHI+< yeah, that's better .
INV*INV: I don't hear too much crunching around on the bottom .
INVhow is it ?
CHIxxx .