Sea creatures again

What would you like to blog about, then?

Helen: Hmm… Since Scott’s not blogging, we can blog about anything we want. I know – sea creatures. And I know exactly what I’m going to draw.

Why do you always want to blog about sea creatures?

Helen: I just like them. I don’t always, but…

We could blog about your last day at school tomorrow.

Helen: Probably talk about that tomorrow…

So, sea creatures again?

Helen: Yeah – I just like it.

Why do you like them so much?

Helen: I just do… Dolphins…

Just dolphins?

Helen: Hmm… Mostly…

What’s so good about dolphins?

Helen: They’re just nice.

In what way?

Helen: Just… Just… Most people like that because they’re cute.

Are they clever?

Helen: Hmm… Yeah.

What do they do that’s clever?

Helen: Just… Well… They’re a mammal, which is good and that means… We are mammals, so… And they’re just a nice colour and…

Better than sharks?

Helen: Yeah.

Smarter than sharks?

Helen: No, but…

Are sharks clever, then?

Helen: Probably.

What do they do that’s clever?

Helen: Well, they plan how they’re going to get their food and… They’re just… Cleverer.

What’s the cleverest sea creature?

Helen: Probably a squid. Probably is…

Why?

Helen: Do not know.

Are they nice?

Helen: Hmm… Nah. They shoot out ink, which is clever. That’s very clever.

But they’re not nice?

Helen: Nah.

Why not?

Helen: Just… They shoot lots of ink and it’s very hard to see.

Cats and kittens

What will we talk about?

Helen: Dolphins.

Can you do me a drawing of a dolphin?

Helen: Uh… That would be hard…

Something else, then?

Helen: Wait – let me think… Kittens. Or cats, or something…

Kittens or cats?

Helen: Both.

What are cats?

Helen: Em… It’s kind of like a big animal which has lots of fur and three whiskers, and sometimes it has thin eyes and sometimes it has thick eyes. And sometimes they could be different colours, like black or ginger or black and ginger.

And what’s a kitten, then?

Helen: A kitten is kind of the same as a cat. A cat has a kitten – a cat’s the Mummy and the kitten’s the baby.

And what’s cutest?

Helen: What’s cutest? What do you mean?

Is a cat cuter than a kitten?

Helen: No, I think a kitten’s cuter than a cat.

Are cats better than dogs?

Helen: I don’t actually know. I wouldn’t have both.

Why not?

Helen: Because I do believe that they could fight and fight and just eat each other. And I wouldn’t want my dog to eat my cat or my dog to be eaten by my cat.

If you had a pet cat, what would you call it?

Helen: Em… Whiskers.

What about a baby kitten?

Helen: Em… I would call it Coco.

Why Coco?

Helen: I don’t know – it just sounds like a good name. Or if I had to choose another one, I would call it Mittens.

Dolphins

Helen’s brilliant drawing of a dolphin leaping out from under the sea…

Okay, what are we blogging about?

Scott: That’s a hard question.

Anything exciting at school today?

Scott: Eh… Em… Not really.

Did you read anything exciting?

Scott: Eh… What do you mean? I mean no, I haven’t read anything exciting.

Helen, what do you want to blog about?

Helen: Whales.

Scott: Let’s blog about whales, then.

She always wants to talk about whales.

Scott: I think she does.

What about something else?

Helen: Eh… Dolphins.

Why do you always want to talk about water creatures?

Helen: I just wanted to talk about a water creature.

Tell me about dolphins, then.

Helen: Eh… They jump up from under water.

Scott: Yeah, you could say that. Think of a dolphin and a cow and then think: “This is a picture of two dolphins, the more difference I see between the two, the more stressed you are.” They’re very different, so you’re very stressed.

Are dolphins clever?

Helen: Eh… I don’t know.

Scott: I wouldn’t have thought so.

Helen: They are.

Scott: As in – I don’t really know.

They’re really clever.

Scott: Really, how do you know?

They’ve got their own language.

Scott: Really? Every animal has its own language.

They can learn to do things.

Scott: Like?

Jumping and tricks.

Scott: Yeah.

Eh… And other clever stuff too.

Scott: Really?

Are they your favourite water creature, Helen?

Helen: Eh… My favourite is mostly a humpback whale.

Scott: Why didn’t you blog about that?But dolphins can be quite interesting…

…And Scott’s great drawing of a whale/dolphin.