failing the this Little Piggy test

[yendi]

So, we hosted little Savannah last night, and she was, as always, a charming and wonderful guest, making repeated visits to the gerbil cage (with no repeats of the infamous "stupid mouse" incident in which she released one of the gerbils, and then scolded it), Overall, it was a wonderful experience, as she's just a delight.

But it's damned clear that my lack of experience with toddlers (I only met Elayna when she was four, started doing parenty-type stuff with her when she was five, and basically became her stepdad when she was six) is showing.

I was fine giving the comforting hugs when she hurt herself ("Kitty bite me," although the "scratch" was both invisible and moved about ten times before settling on a finger), playing "cards" with her (a jigsaw puzzle), keeping her out of trouble, and cuddling her when she got cranky and tired.

But when she stuck out her foot and asked me to play "This Little Piggy," I was just stumped.

I mean, I know that the first piggy went to market. And the last one cried "wee wee wee" all the way home. But what the fuck did the other piggies do?

I bluffed. Must have worked. That, or one of the piggies really did go to Rome.

Comments

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

I once knew three variations on that, not counting the one from Good Omens. I'm sure there are many more. :)

[dwivian]

This little piggy went to market
this little piggy went to....rome?
this little piggy sacked greece
this little piggy fought huns
and this little piggy ran wee wee wee all the way home. Chicken.

[olliesmama.livejournal.com]

This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy got roast beef,
This little piggy had none
And this little piggy cried Wee wee wee all the way home.

[jenkitty.livejournal.com]

There's the one technoshaman taught me. Seems that in medicine, all the fingers have individual names, but the toes do not. A med student proposed these (pardon my spelling, I don't speak Latin; if you do, sound it out and correct me!):

Porcellus foree
Porcellus domi
Porcellus carnivorous
Porcellus nonvoratous
Porcellus plorons domi

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHAAH!!!!!

*helpless giggles*

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

Master of improv, you are.

I did Little Piggies on her a few weeks ago and when the final toe came, I stuck my face in her shoulder and did wee, wee, wee! in this hyperexcited-mouse squeak. Personally I think kids like Little Piggie because it's a toe massage. Twirl each toe with your fingers - doesn't that feel good?

[mfree.livejournal.com]

hehehe :) Clever.

[dwivian]

*bow*

Completely off the cuff...but, I think I'll have to remember it, now.

[chelona.livejournal.com]

Toddlers are NOT a piece of cake! Take it from the mother of one. :)

[rollick.livejournal.com]

the infamous "stupid mouse" incident in which she released one of the gerbils, and then scolded it

Hey, I wanna hear this story.

[blueingenue.livejournal.com]

I'm personally partial to:

head-bumper
eye-winker
nose-dropper
mouth-eater
chin-chopper
rrrrrrr! (tounge trilling, tickling optional)