They came later...

In honor of Columbus Day (which was, technically, yesterday, but you know how important it is to give government employees as many days off as possible) -- this day we set aside to celebrate the day that Christopher Columbus first discovered America, (well, okay, first might be a bit of an exaggeration, there were the Vikings, the Irish and possibly the Chinese before him, but he was easily in the top ten), I present a Columbus Day conversation with Emma:

(How's that for a run on sentence? I told you the comma was a powerful device.)

Today was Emma's first experience with Columbus Day, at school.

 

Dad (to Emma, who is wearing a funny hat): What's that hat?

Emma: I can't remember. Do you want to see the picture that I colored at school today?

Dad: Are those three ships?

Emma: Yep.

Dad: Are they the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria?

Emma (Amazed): It's just like you were in my class!

Dad: These were the ships of Christopher Columbus.

Emma: Oh, yeah (looking at her funny hat) that's who I am. 

Dad: What did you learn about Christopher Columbus today?

Emma: He thought the world was round, not flat and he came to America in three boats, and he met the ......(long pause).......indians.

Dad: Very good.

Emma: I was going to say, he met the idiots.

No, honey, they came later.