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"Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Je te plumerai la tte Je te plumerai la tte Et la tte, et la tte Alouette, Alouette O-o-o-o-oh Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai"
Terri looked up at his mother, his eyes bright. "Mummy? Why do the song say to pluck a lark?"
Lil smiled, dropping a kiss on his forehead. "Mon petit l'un, I do believe it's about preparing a bird to be cooked."
"They pluck a lark?" He looked wide-eyed.
"Well, it wasn't like NOW. They couldn't just run down to the store to get a chicken, love. They had to do it themselves." She gathered him onto her lap and kissed his forehead again. "People eat larks even now. Not nearly so often as chicken though."
"Bawk bawk bawk," he giggled, pretending to be a chicken and bobbling his head. He knew he was smart and hysterically funny and he grinned almost slyly and continued it until he made his mother laugh as well, their giggles matching exactly.
"You are amazing, my baby," Lil said, play nibbling on his neck.
He giggled, trying to hide his neck from her, then suddenly stopped, his face turning serious. "Mummy? Where you been?" He met her eyes, frowning a little. "I woke up and Granna was here. Where you were?"
She frowned back. "I'm sorry I wasn't here Terri. I was spending time with a new friend. His name is Ed."
"I meet him?" he asked, tilting his head a little. "You like him?"
"I do like him, very much." She smiled, kissing his forehead again. "And I'm not sure if you'll meet him or not. He's not great with kids."
"He not like me?" Terri asked, his brows drawing together.
"He'd be silly not to like you, baby," she said, cuddling him closer.
"He silly?" His brown eyes looked at her even more seriously.
"No, he's not silly."
He smiled happily, "then he like me fine." Then he laid his head on her chest; "Sing more, Mummy."
She smiled back, hoping he was right, and started the song again:
"Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai Je te plumerai la tte Je te plumerai la tte Et la tte, et la tte Alouette, Alouette O-o-o-o-oh Alouette, gentille Alouette Alouette je te plumerai"
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