Reading Comprehension

Matt is reading The Hobbit to BC at night. I am amazed at what she understands. He is currently reading to her about the encounter between Smaug and Bilbo after Smaug has chased Bilbo and the dwarves out of his lair when they've stolen his treasure.

At one point, she says to him, "Dragons sleep in tunnels." We agreed. "And take naps in tunnels."

Hard to argue with that.

Then he starts to read about how Bilbo tries to creep past Smaug but Smaug smells him and wakes up.

"Is the dragon awake?"
"Yes, he is. He's waking up."
"Dragons don't talk, do they?"
Foolishly, we told her they do not. Then Smaug talked.
"Dragons DO talk!"
"You're right. They do."
"Is Smaug chasing him? Is he going to take him away?"
"He is. But whom is he chasing?"
"Bilbo, I fink."
"That's right. Bilbo."
"Smaug is going to take him away from the dawarves." (That is a purposeful misspelling. She says "dawarves." It's the cutest thing ever.)

[further reading]

"Has he taken him away yet?"
"No, not yet, honey. Keep listening."

[more reading]

"Is the dragon talking?"
"Yes. He is."
"He's talking to Bilbo?"

"And then there are all the others?"
"All the other what, honey?"
"The other dawarves!"
"That's right, sweetie. And where are the dwarves?"
"They're somewhere that the dragon can't find them and take them away."

I'd say she's doing okay with her reading comprehension!