![]() ![]() You know what an expression is, dontcha, Mila? Tell Ninotchka.” “There ain’t no popsicles-it’s only an expression. “Unless it is to thwart the capitalist machine, of course.” You don’t really understand what this says about her as a person or even, as it may be, a plush toy pig, but there are a lot of things you don’t understand about your stuffed animals. “Popsicles should be distributed equally amongst the people, not frivolously exploded,” Ninotchka - who is by birth a noble pig but by heart a fastidious idealist - says, matter-of-factly in her thick accent. Chimp will simply stare at Rabbit and then fall over while you break into peals of laughter above them. ![]() Chimp in your clammy little hand and Rabbit will ask him, “Whaddya say, pal? Let’s blow this popsicle stand!” and Ragamuffin D. ![]() Now and then he’ll put someone like Ragamuffin D. Your dad makes the voices for all of the animals however, you’ve tried providing a voice but you’re never quite as sure what they want to be saying as he is. Some of the animals you’ve named, some your dad named-at this point in time you can’t recall which one of you came up with what. Mostly it's about which stuffed animal will be permitted to take which stuffed animal out dancing, but now and then they plan a heist like robbing a Build-A-Bear or going berserk in a s'mores factory. One of the greater joys in life is when, before kissing you goodnight and turning the light off, your dad makes Rabbit have heated discussions with one or several of the other fluffy creatures, who live alongside Rabbit in a crowded community at the foot of your bed. ![]()
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