While i thought i had heard him correctly, i had to check. What did you call her? i asked.
"Mini, it's my latest nickname," she said.
Latest? i asked.
"Well," Red-Headed Alec explained, "first it was Kid, then Young Jacob started calling her Dik, but I don't like that, so I started calling her Mini."
Why Mini? i asked.
"Because I'm the smallest out of all of us, except for you!" she said.
While i can understand "Kid," i noted, if you want to turn it backward, how about saying it twice?
"You mean Dik-Dik?" Red-Headed Alex asked, looking puzzled.
"Yes!" Little Girl said. "I love the dik-dik! It's so cute!"
"What is a dik-dik?" Red-headed Alec was looking even more confused.
"They are so cute!" Little Girl said again, as i answered, they are the smallest antelopes, only about 15 pounds and about 20 inches or so tall.
"That's what you can call me, Dik-Dik!" Little Girl said.
Now they will call her Mini, or Dik-Dik. Better than some nicknames i could think of, i guess. And the critters are cute, too:
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| A male dik-dik, with antlers. Both pics from Wikipedia. |
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| A female dik-dik. |
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I prefer Mini
ReplyDeleteawww. that is cute. :)
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a dik-dik. Pretty cute. Our family has all sorts of weird nicknames. My twin sister is the one with the revolving nicknames, often relating to food. Melba toast, for example.
ReplyDeleteI'd not heard of the dik-dik before. They are indeed very cute. I love it.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
I did not know that was a baby antelope either. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am always for replacing politicians--glad someone thought to make it a day nonetheless.
oh they are so very cute!! I'd never heard of them either. Rather more original than Mini isn't it?
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