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h (looking at photograph on book cover):
who are these people daddy?
f: that's the beatles
h: beetles! they're not beetles - they're people
f: beatles with an 'a', not insect beetles
h: who are they daddy?
f: they were a group of musicians who changed the world
h: do you like them daddy?
f: i think they're the best group ever!
h: they all look the same!
are they all brothers?
f: ha ha ha!
you mean 'were they?' - two of them are dead now
h: why?
f: well one of them was shot and the other died of an illness
it's very sad that they're not alive any more
h: were they brothers?
f: no they all have similar haircuts in the picture
but they weren't from the same family
h: what are their names?
f: well this one's john
like uncle john
he always has his chin up in the air like that
and looks at you down his nose
with his eyes half-closed
he's always pulling silly faces
then quickly wiping them off again
and he's very sarcastic
(do you remember i taught you that word the other day?)
h: yes, and who's this one daddy?
f: that's paul
h: he looks a bit like a girl doesn't he
f: well he's got quite a pretty face
and big wide-open eyes with raised eyebrows
he's the stylish one
he always has an innocent but cheeky look on his face
and he looks like he's about to jump up at any moment
he doesn't really walk - he skips
just like you when you go to school!
h: what about this one?
f: that's george
george has got a crooked smile
but he looks quite serious doesn't he
i think it's cos his eyebrows get thicker as they reach his nose
he doesn't usually look at the camera
cos he's a bit shy
h: that one looks funny!
f: yeah
that's ringo!
he's got a bit of a goofy face hasn't he
with his big nose and sad eyes
h: well i think he's cute
he's my favourite!