Daddy's Girl

Zerlynde is every inch her father's daughter. She loves watching tv and she loves eating.

Zerlynde: [clutching a bottle of pickled plum in her tiny hands] Open, open, open
Mummy: [pretending not to understand] What?
Zerlynde: [cocking her head to one side and look pleadingly] Please, please...
Mummy: [still pretending not to understand] What? What do you want?
Zerlynde: [getting more exasperated] mum-mum, mum-mum, mum-mum, mum-mum...
Mummy: [still teasing] Huh? What?
Zerlynde: [trying her best] Eat, eat...
Mummy: Okay, okay... [finally giving way]

Can anyone leave such creative efforts unrewarded?