Friday night, in Cammeo and Noli's room ...

MEZ:

OK Noli, I’m here as promised. Is that the book 

you want me to read you?

NOLI:
Yup.

MEZ:
Elmo's Little Playhouse huh? OK here we go. 

‘Elmo wants to make a little playhouse … '

NOLI:

What you doing?

MEZ:

I’m reading you a story.

NOLI:

You not doing it right. You not sit there. 

You sit here, with me. That what Vanni do.

MEZ:
You’re the boss. 

MEZ:

'Elmo wants to …. '

NOLI:
No no no. You still not doing it right.

MEZ:
What’s wrong now?

NOLI:

I show you. Vanni puts finger on words. Like this. 

MEZ:
Anything else I should know?

NOLI:

Arm go here.

MEZ:

Are we good to go.

NOLI:

We good. 

MEZ:

‘Elmo wants to make a little playhouse …’

Saturday night …

MEZ:

… What book is it tonight?

NOLI:
Elmo!

MEZ:

Isn’t that the one I read last night?

NOLI:
Want Elmo again. 

MEZ:

Alright, you’re the boss.

NOLI:

Me the boss. Hehehe

Sunday night …

MEZ:

You’re killing me, Noli.

NOLI;

Noli not killing Mez. Noli love Mez.

Want Elmo is all. How that kill you?

MEZ:

sigh

OK, you win.

‘Elmo wants to make a little playhouse ....'

Monday night …

MEZ:

Let's try something different tonight. Cammeo told me you have lots of books. Let's take a look and see if something sounds interesting? 

Look Noli, Winnie the Pooh.

NOLI:
Elmo.

MEZ:
Curious George?

NOLI:

The monkey?

MEZ:

That's right. Remember, he gets into all kinds of trouble.

NOLI:

Want Elmo.

MEZ:

Aren’t you tired of Elmo. I know - how about Snow White? 

You remember her and the seven dwarfs? 

NOLI:
Elmo.

NOLI:
… Read please.

MEZ:

Why are you doing this to me? Don’t you like me?

NOLI:

Noli love Mez.

MEZ:

Then why are torturing me with the same book

every night? Do you know how old this is getting?

NOLI:

Old? What you mean old? Book new, 

almost. Sit. Read, please?

MEZ:

You know, you really are killing me.

NOLI:

Hehehehe - You funny Mez. Read.

MEZ:
'Elmo wants to make a little playhouse…'

Tuesday ...

MEZ:

I know. I know - Elmo again. 

NOLI:
Noli love Elmo.

MEZ:

Once upon a time, Elmo found a big brown box …

NOLI:
What you doing?

MEZ:
I’m making up my own story based on the pictures.

NOLI:
That not right.

MEZ:

What’s the difference? It’s still a story about Elmo.

NOLI:

You not doing it right.

MEZ:

Don't start that again. C’mon Noli, help me out. 

I'm so bored with this book.

MEZ:

Hey, you’ve been holding out on me. You can read!

Why didn’t you say so?

NOLI:

‘Cause you funny when you not want Elmo.

MEZ:

I am, huh?

NOLI:

Yup. This the way Vanni do it. We take turns. 

MEZ:

Is that how Vanni does it? Then why didn’t you say so.

MEZ:
Good to know. OK, it’s your turn …