A conversation about Smokey the Bear...

On the way home from school today, the boys were telling D about meeting Smokey the Bear.
K: I shook his hand. It was kind of scary!
T: Yeah, Smokey the Bear is kind of scary, even though he's not real.
K: Yeah, it's kind of scary even though he's not real, because his hand feels real.
T: No, he's kind of scary in a Dora (the Explorer) kind of way.
K: Yeah, and he didn't blink.

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