Babyhood . THE DRAMATIC TALENT IN CHILDREN. Little Otto began life as an ten months he was fond of throw-ing kisses at parting, and, in hiscreeping explorations through alarge house, he never crossed a door-sill without turning to throw kissesbehind, whether the room he wasleaving was occupied or empty. At two and a half years he playedwith sticks of wood for dolls, and,piling a row of them into his moth-ers lap, he exclaimed: See myfine dollies! He used to put broth-er to bed, saying: You be Baby,1 be Papa. He made him say:Now I lay me, then said: Shuteyes, and watched him, scolding
Babyhood . THE DRAMATIC TALENT IN CHILDREN. Little Otto began life as an ten months he was fond of throw-ing kisses at parting, and, in hiscreeping explorations through alarge house, he never crossed a door-sill without turning to throw kissesbehind, whether the room he wasleaving was occupied or empty. At two and a half years he playedwith sticks of wood for dolls, and,piling a row of them into his moth-ers lap, he exclaimed: See myfine dollies! He used to put broth-er to bed, saying: You be Baby,1 be Papa. He made him say:Now I lay me, then said: Shuteyes, and watched him, scolding ifhe saw the eyes opening. He en-joyed the make-believe, was alwaysmaking companions of whatever waswithin reach, and seemed never tobe alone. A string usually kept about himprovided him unfailing resources. Twisting it about his two out-stretched feet and reining it up inhis two chubby fists, he held hisli-ons (lines) and drove gaily his two fine horses. The following little drama wasenacted while he was v
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