Danylo to his mother: “When the little boy who is in your stomach comes out, I will teach him how to play grown up games.”
His plan was informed by a storybook in which an older sibling teaches games to a younger sibling.
Danlo’s mother replied: “And what if it’s a girl? Will you teach games if it’s a girl?”
“no”
“why not?”
“Miliabuk”
(As far as I can tell, Miliabuk is a made up word which Danylo uses when he doesn’t know what else to say.)
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Danylo gently played this head bumping game with his pregnant mother’s stomach — “baran, baran, baran, tuts'”