whales

at lunch today i asked ella to take one last, really big drink of milk before she cleared her place at the table. she quickly filled her mouth up with milk and then after holding it there for a few seconds, cheeks puffed out and all, she gulped it down and said, "i did it just like a whale. i drank my milk just like whales fill their mouths up with water." then the thought process went a little further, "that's how whales get the fish and then they eat 'em. we eat fish with no eyes just like whales. we get the fish and then we cook them and they turn into chicken!" ...umm, not quite.