Welcome|VB back|RB to|TO our|PRP$ show|NN !|. 
OK|JJ .|. 
This|DT is|VBZ Maria|NNP ,|, and|CC I|PRP do|VBP n't|RB know|VB your|PRP$ last|JJ name|NN .|. 
Polk|NNP .|. 
Oh|UH that|DT 's|VBZ good|NN .|. 
From|IN Polkton|NNP ,|, Maria|NNP Polk|NNP .|. 
OK|JJ .|. 
And|CC where|WRB did|VBD you|PRP grow|VBP up|RB ?|. 
Were|VBD you|PRP born|VBN in|IN this|DT area|NN here|RB ?|. 
I|PRP was|VBD born|VBN in|IN Cottonville|NNP .|. 
Right|RB outside|IN of|IN Norwood|NNP in|IN Stanley|NNP County|NNP .|. 
Oh|UH ,|, OK|JJ .|. 
When|WRB you|PRP were|VBD little|JJ ,|, did|VBD your|PRP$ mom|NN read|NN you|PRP books|NNS ,|, or|CC did|VBD somebody|NN read|NN you|PRP books|NNS in|IN your|PRP$ house|NN ?|. 
My|PRP$ mama|NN read|NN to|TO me|PRP and|CC my|PRP$ sister|NN .|. 
Uh-huh|NNP .|. 
What|WP kind|NN of|IN books|NNS were|VBD your|PRP$ favorites|NNS ?|. 
Do|VBP you|PRP remember|VBP any|DT that|WDT were|VBD maybe|RB a|DT real|JJ favorite|NN of|IN yours|NNS ?|. 
Mm|NNP ,|, I|PRP kind|NN of|IN liked|VBD them|PRP all|DT .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, I|PRP did|VBD n't|RB really|RB have|VB a|DT favorite|NN .|. 
No|UH ?|. 
Any|DT particular|JJ types|NNS ,|, like|IN ones|NNS with|IN pictures|NNS or|CC .|. 
Can|MD you|PRP think|VB of|IN a|DT story|NN that|IN they|PRP told|VBD you|PRP that|IN you|PRP liked|VBD for|IN them|PRP to|TO read|VB over|RB and|CC over|RP ?|. 
Um|NNP ,|, I|PRP think|VBP my|PRP$ favorite|JJ was|VBD like|IN ,|, "|'' Little|NNP Red|NNP Riding|NNP Hood|NNP ;|: "|'' I|PRP loved|VBD that|DT book|NN .|. 
"|'' Little|NNP Red|NNP Riding|NNP Hood|NNP "|'' ?|. 
So|RB when|WRB you|PRP read|VBP to|TO yourself|PRP did|VBD you|PRP read|VBP different|JJ stories|NNS than|IN the|DT ones|NNS they|PRP would|MD read|VB to|TO you|PRP ?|. 
Mmm|NNP ,|, basically|RB ,|, something|NN different|JJ .|. 
Did|VBD you|PRP get|VBP to|TO go|VB to|TO the|DT library|NN when|WRB you|PRP were|VBD little|JJ ?|. 
Uh-huh|NNP ,|, all|PDT the|DT time|NN .|. 
Yeah|UH .|. 
So|RB ,|, you|PRP would|MD check|VB books|NNS out|RP ?|. 
Uh-huh|NNP .|. 
Mostly|RB ,|, I|PRP liked|VBD to|TO spend|VB time|NN reading|NN encyclopedias--|JJ 
Oh|UH ,|, really|RB ?|. 
-|: -|: when|WRB I|PRP was|VBD little|JJ .|. 
You|PRP like|VBP to|TO read|VB encyclopedias|NNS .|. 
In|IN your|PRP$ family|NN ,|, do|VBP you|PRP remember|VBP if|IN there|EX was|VBD any|DT storyteller|NN ?|. 
Well|RB ,|, my|PRP$ uncle|NN was|VBD always|RB telling|VBG stories|NNS and|CC ,|, uh|UH ,|, we|PRP had|VBD this|DT house|NN across|IN the|DT street|NN from|IN where|WRB I|PRP grew|VBD up|RB that|WDT was|VBD old|JJ and|CC he|PRP ever|RB finished|VBD it|PRP .|. 
He|PRP started|VBD it|PRP and|CC he|PRP told|VBD stories|NNS that|IN ,|, um|NN ,|, um|NN ,|, men|NNS being|VBG in|IN it|PRP that|DT house|NN at|IN night|NN and|CC stuff|NN and|CC for|IN us|PRP not|RB to|TO go|VB outside|IN at|IN night|NN .|. 
Would|MD he|PRP scare|VB you|PRP ?|. 
Yeah|UH .|. 
So|IN we|PRP ,|, at|IN a|DT certain|JJ time|NN ,|, we|PRP were|VBD scared|VBN to|TO go|VB over|IN there|RB because|IN we|PRP 'd|MD always|RB go|VB outside|IN and|CC look|VB at|IN the|DT house|NN across|IN the|DT street|NN .|. 
Um|NNP ,|, did|VBD he|PRP tell|VBP stories|NNS to|TO big|JJ groups|NNS of|IN people|NNS ,|, or|CC just|RB one-on-one|JJ ?|. 
Just|RB to|TO our|PRP$ cousins|NNS and|CC all|DT of|IN us|PRP that|WDT hung|VBD around|IN each|DT other|JJ all|PDT the|DT time|NN .|. 
Uh-huh|NNP .|. 
Now|RB ,|, do|VBP you|PRP have|VBP kids|NNS at|IN your|PRP$ house|NN ?|. 
No.|NN 
Only|RB ,|, only|RB on|IN Sunday|NNP :|: my|PRP$ niece|NN and|CC nephew|NN and|CC my|PRP$ cousins|NNS .|. 
Uh-huh|NNP .|. 
Do|VBP you|PRP like|VBP to|TO read|VB to|TO them|PRP ?|. 
Do|VBP they|PRP bring|VBP their|PRP$ books|NNS over|RP ?|. 
I|PRP read|VBP to|TO my|PRP$ niece|NN .|. 
She|PRP likes|VBZ the|DT pop-out|JJ books|NNS .|. 
Uh-huh|NNP .|. 
How|WRB old|JJ is|VBZ she|PRP ?|. 
She|PRP 's|VBZ ,|, ah|NN six|CD .|. 
She|PRP likes|VBZ the|DT pictures|NNS that|WDT pop|NN out|RB at|IN you|PRP .|. 
She|PRP likes|VBZ for|IN me|PRP to|TO read|VB them|PRP to|TO her|PRP .|. 
Can|MD she|PRP read|VB to|TO herself|PRP yet|RB ?|. 
Not|RB yet|RB ,|, but|CC she|PRP tries|VBZ to|TO .|. 
Mostly|RB ,|, she|PRP just|RB looks|VBZ at|IN the|DT pictures|NNS .|. 
Is|VBZ she|PRP ,|, what|WP grade|NN is|VBZ she|PRP in|RP ?|. 
Do|VBP you|PRP know|VBP ?|. 
She|PRP 's|VBZ in|IN kindergarten|NN .|. 
She|PRP 's|VBZ in|IN kindergarten|NN ?|. 
OK|JJ .|. 
That|DT 's|VBZ pretty|RB much|JJ all|DT I|PRP need|VBP to|TO know|VB ,|, about|IN how|WRB you|PRP liked|VBD reading|VBG and|CC things|NNS when|WRB you|PRP were|VBD little|JJ .|. 
Is|VBZ there|EX anything|NN else|RB you|PRP 'd|MD like|VB to|TO say|VB about|IN this|DT ,|, that|WDT comes|VBZ to|TO your|PRP$ mind|NN ?|. 
No|DT ,|, not|RB so|RB much|JJ .|. 
