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A grin. “Soon you will be reading books to me in espanol. Our Holgar has been teaching you I hear.”

"Oh, we learned so many words! And colors!"

"You two are study buddies " the satyress smiles

"What color is the sky, mi amor, mi amor, She said that it is red, mi amor, mi amor...." She sings with a giggle.

Salma doesn't have a voice for singing, it is true, but she DOES like to hum along with the movies, and Coco is a recent favorite...

"No, no, azul!"

A giggle. "You should see the sky in the mañana, sometimes it is red."

"Roja?" Guessing

"Sailor's Warning." She parrots.

"Si, like the salsa. Princesca, where did you meet sailors?"

"That's... what you say, isn't it?"

"Don't look at me, I lived on a farm" A nod from Ariel "Salma... the story? We could end up storyless"

"That would be muy terrible!"

Ellie bounces to her bed and pats the mattress. "Por favor?"

"Yes, Por favor?"

"What does Ramona do next?"

"Oh, si, si." and she takes her place, recovering the book. It takes her a moment to find the spot...

""Hurry up, Ramona, " Beezus coaxed. Then she noticed that Su hermana, her sister, was dragging a string along behind her. "Oh, Ramona," she protested, "why did you have to bring Ralph with you?" Ralph was an imaginary lagartija verde - a green lizard, see, that Ramona liked to pretend she was leading by a string."

And they may pause for a discussion about whether Ralph really WAS imaginary or was real... but that is part of story time, too.

"Obviously, Ralph is a chimera..."

Oooo yes "Yup, and I bet Ramona was a satyress like me"

Ellie cuddles up with Salma and Ariel, leaning in to see pictures and try to follow the dancing words.

"Then Beezus is a troll..."

"And I am lucky that mis hermanas will always know about lizards like Ralph." Snuggling close.

Ariel likes snuggling. And is happy to concede "Ralph MIGHT be a pooka..."