But Not the Hippopotamus

Here is a video I took last night of Sophia reading one her favorite books that she likes to read with Nonna, “But Not the Hippopotamus”:

 

Here is a translation, as not all of it may be totally clear to those who haven’t read the story a million times:

A hog and a frog cavort in a bog, but not the hippopotamus.
A goose and a moose together have juice, but not the hippopotamus.
A bear and a hare have been to a fair, but not the hippopotamus.
[Then she skips some]
And then the animal pack comes scurrying back saying, “Hey, come join the lot of us.”
And she doesn't know, should she stay or should she go?
But YES the hippopotamus, but not the armadillo.