So, mummy. In the baby shop, can you buy actual babies?
Hah! Nope, you can only look for things you might need for babies. Babies come out of women.
Oh. But it would be funny if you could buy a baby in a shop.
Really?
Yes. You could go in and look at them all and then pick one.
How would you choose?
Well. If a baby bit me, I would not take that one. I do not want a biting baby.
Very sensible. Could you describe the baby store a bit? Would there be shelves for the babies or would they be crawling on the floor?
Oh, no. They would need shelves. You wouldn’t want the babies to fall over, would you? They might get bruised before their families came.
We want the babies to be safe.
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