I too have had a little boy, not quite two years old, tell me something startling.

First he said that he used to be a big man once. That, in itself, is nothing at all unusual- most kids think something of the sort.

But then he said he used to have an airplane. Well, this is Alaska- kids know all about airplanes.

Then he said, matter of factly, It crashed. I crashed it. And I died.

I said, Oh, that's too bad. What happened?

He said, It had a fire. And they couldn't get to me fast enough.

Now, I agree that he could have overheard such a conversation at home. However, he was playing with some blocks at the time and his demeanor was, well, different.