DorkySon has always loved us to read stories to him. As long as there’s a cuddly grown-up and a book nearby, he’s the happiest boy in the world.
A couple of nights ago, DorkyDad and I were a little surprised to suddenly find that the storytelling roles had reversed.
“Sit on the floor Mummy.” said DorkySon. “Sit down Daddy. I’m going to tell you a story.”
We did as we were told, and sat down on the carpet. DorkySon sat down in front of us and took a deep breath.
“Once upon a time,” he said, “there were four baby ducks.”
DorkyDad and I smiled at each other. The cuteness of this was almost unbearable.
DorkySon continued. “The four baby ducks lived in a pond, and they all liked to eat poo.”
“Wait, wait, wait,” said DorkyDad frowning. “Ducks don’t eat poo. Yuck!”
“Yes they do,” said DorkySon. “They poo in the pond, and then they have to eat it.”
“Hmmm,” said DorkyDad. “Maybe the ducks in your story could eat something else?”
DorkySon paused, and looked thoughtful for a minute.
“Okay,” he said. “Once upon a time, there were four baby ducks. They all liked to eat bread, and they lived on Mummy’s head. The End. Thank you, and goodnight.”
DorkyDad and I looked at each other, and then at DorkySon.
“That’s it?” I ask?
“I’ve got one more,” said DorkySon.
“Go for it,” I say, smiling.
“This is a funny one,” says DorkySon, giggling.
We look at him expectantly, and wait…
“Once upon a time, there was a turtle. The End.”
Dorkymum | Stories from Tasmania 
These stories are endearing, your son sounds adorable. What a precious family moment x
Thank you, what a lovely comment 🙂 xx
Brilliant! I love reverse story time! My favourite was Jack and the Beanstalk: “and he climbed up his bottom and there was a HOOOOOUGE castle up his bottom!”
Haha! That’s brilliant!
That’s very cute. Apart from the poo 😉
Poo is never cute 🙂
Sprogdaddy and I are rolling around in fits of laughter here! Oh, I can’t wait until the boy does stuff like this!
This is SUCH a fun age! You have some good times ahead! Xx
That was so lovely …..
Heh, thank you! I’ll pass on your remarks to the storyteller! Xx
Inspired!! Hahaha x
It’s a great age 🙂
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Love this one. Zachy loves to read too and likes to read his books to us although he has not started to create his own yet! DorkySon sounds FAB x
Ahh, it’s just a brill age 🙂 we’ve got so much fun ahead! Xx
Oh snort! Sounds like an excellent sense of humor in the making!
Such a great age for giggles 🙂
this is so cute… your delivery is beautiful. Loving reading your stories! My little girl sends me to the naughty corner…
Oh no! Do you go…?!