Princess: What’s “The King and I” about?
Mr. Waffle: A woman goes to Siam (explanation that this is now Thailand, eye-rolling in the back of the car from herself) to be governess to the king’s daughter.
Me (feeling that this is an important plot point): And the King’s wife, the Princess’s mother, is dead.
Daniel: I don’t want my Mummy to die.
Me: Mummies almost never die. Don’t worry. It’s very unusual.
Princess (impatiently): What happens?
Me: They fall in love.
Her: The king’s daughter and the governess?
very modern, but rather misses the point of the title? Have had to explain the whole parents dying or splitting up scenario to our lot recently – it raises nasty spectres they don’t need.
“The King’s Daughter and I” — that is a whole different story!
My children have never seemed too concerned about the “dead mother” scenario. I think I should be worried.
CAD, well, yes…I don’t think my lot really believe in death though.
Gumbomum, maybe you didn’t draw it to their attention like brilliant me…