I took the girls to the Turkey Trot today, which stops up at the elephant pen at the zoo. They ended up taking an hour to walk the place after the race, during which time I was sound asleep in the car.
When we all finally reconvened, I asked Sophie what she liked about the zoo. She recounted the usual: elephants, giraffes, meerkats … she even picked up a lesser kudu this time. Then we got to the bats.
“What were the bats doing, Sophie?” Kira asked her when we got settled in the car.
“They were eating fruit and apples.”
I said, “Wait a minute. Does Sophie eat apples?”
Sophie thought hard for a second. “Yes.”
“And bats eat apples too?”
“Yes, dad.”
“Sophie, I think you’re a bat!”
She looked at me, then at her hands, then up at Kira.
“Mom. I think… I’m a bat!”
Happy Thanksgiving.