HIPPOPOTAMUS

He had been saying hi-po-(p)o-ta-(m)us over and over, and Ibu couldn't help herself not to correct his weak "puh" and "muh" sound.
Ibu: "It's hip-po-po-ta-mus, mas. You say it."
Boy: "It's hip-po-po-ta-mus" (in nice tune with a proper "muh" sound).
Ibu: "Welldone! What is hippopotamus?"
Boy: "A-(n)e-(m)al"weak "nuh" and "muh" sound)
Ibu: "Good. It's an an-ne-mal. Your turn."
Boy: "It's an animal (better "nuh" and "muh" sound).
Ibu: "What does hippopotamus eat?"
The boy paused to think, and then he answered whispering, "Chicken nuggets."
Ibu paused in confusion whether to burst out in laugh or to keep the serious face. She decided to keep her serious face and questioned him again in a different tune, "What does the hippopotamus eat?"
He answered a bit more loudly, "Chicken nuggets."
Slightly annoyed, she took her Iphone and started browsing. Typing "hippopotamus eat" on the search engine of the gadget, she found pictures of hippo.
"Come here, look at this" while tapping on one picture. "What does the hippopotamus eat?" In the picture, the animal eaten by the hippo was half body of a jaguar. It was not very clear. She answered it herself, "it's a jaguar!"
The boy whispered, "a jaguar", while his sister joined in to watch the picture.
"Now what about this one? What does the hippopotamus eat?" , Ibu continued tapping on the next picture.
The little one answered girly, and showing her big round eyes, "a crocodile!".
"And this one?",  asked Ibu showing the third picture.
"Zebra!", shouted the little girl, while her brother stayed focus looking on the picture.
"And what about this one?", Ibu moved on to the next picture. Again the little girl answered, "melon".
"Yes, it's a watermelon", confirmed Ibu, while the boy copying her and said it quietly, "watermeyon".
"And in this picture?" Ibu continued. "Fruits, lots of fruits", said the little girl.
"Yes! So, hippopotamus eat jaguar, crocodile, zebra. What are they? ", asked Ibu while counting using her first three finger.
"Animal", answered the boy.
"Yes, hippo eats animal or meat", confirmed Ibu and "They also eats ...?", she asked and continue counting her fourth and fifth finger.
"Watermelon and fruits" replied the boy.
"Yes! It means they eat meats, and fruits. It makes them omnivores, because they eat meat, fruits, and ....?", she concluded.
"Veg-able" continued the boy.
So happy with length of the conversation, Ibu no longer cared about his missing "tuh" sound. She rejoiced in content, "Good! What about you, mas? What do you eat?"
He seemed to be puzzled, so Ibu reached his hand and tapped it on his chest. Then he slowly said, "I .. eat ... meat,... fruits, ... and veg-able"
"Excellent! Brilliant stuff! Good talking, mas! Welldone!!", as she gave him his biggest smile and two thumbs up.

London, 4 February 2016

Note:
1. Apparently hippo is herbivores, not omnivores. I have to correct it. I am sorry my boy! 😁😂
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus

2. But it's actually getting interesting. Hippos are cannibal, eating their own species, so they say. 😄
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150116-the-diet-secrets-of-hippos-herbivore-or-cannibal

3. The above picture is courtesy of https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hippopotamus+eat&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=701&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwir5qTKreDKAhXHmBoKHRUFA3sQ_AUIBygC