Dialogi samochodowe

Jadę z dziećmi do znajomych.

Emilia : Mom, how many days till Christmas? (Mamo, ile dni do Bożego Narodzenia?)
Mama: Trzydzieści osiem.
Emilia: Jak jest cidzieści osiem po pangielsku?
Mama:  Thirty-eight.
Emilia: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-two,fifty-three,  fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight . . . Wait a minute! Mom, how many? (Chwileczkę, ile?)
Mama: Trzydzieści osiem.
Mama i Krzyś: Śmiech.
Mama: Myślałam, że liczysz ile dni do wiosny...

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Trzy godziny później wracam z dziećmi od znajomych.

Emilia : Mom, how many days till Christmas? (Mamo, ile dni do Bożego Narodzenia?)
Mama: Trzydzieści osiem.
Emilia: Jak jest cidzieści osiem po pangielsku?
Mama:  Thirty-eight.
Emilia: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven . . .
Mama: Ciekawe do ilu tym razem dojdzie...
Mama i Krzyś: Śmiech.
Emilia:  Thirty-eight!
Wszyscy: Śmiech.

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