The man did not look very happy that she was talking to him. Of course, that could have just been his sleepy face talking. Dixie was used to the lack of enthusiasm from Wayne. Her male companion knew how to deal with her in a great way, allowing her to have her fun and keep his cool without totally ruining her good mood. The little girl sighed and rubbed her hands against Fern’s neck, smiling as the mare snorted and bobbed her head in appreciation. Her head snapped up to look at him when the beautiful sounds of Spanish started to pour from his throat. She knew a few of the words and could tell that there was some kind of sarcasm in whatever he said. However, she wasn’t adept enough in the language to understand fully.
Tilting her head to the side, she took a few minutes to think and dig up whatever Spanish she could remember her mother and father teaching her and the other kids. Wayne’s parents were the ones who were really good at Spanish, and his mom even knew some French. Wayne and Dixie had only stuck around long enough to catch phrases and understand the very basics. Rubbing her hands together, she took a deep breath and decided to dive in and try to communicate. Hopefully he knew English and was just making fun of her for some reason. ¡Ah! Um ... hola señor. ¿Cómo estás…um… esta noche? Eh ... um. Te v-ves cans-sado?
Her hands lifted and she rubbed at her face, knowing that the spanish was choppy and probably not understandable. Dixie absolutely hated that she didn’t know how to properly communicate with the man. She growled softly to herself and swung her lego ver Fern’s back and hopped to the ground, bending her knees to absorb the shock from such a long fall. Fern dropped her head and began grazing, her lips pulling up the long blades of grass. Dixie knelt and made some smoochy noises at the filly, reaching out and letting her Little hand float in the air, waiting for the baby to get curious.
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