Adjectives are important

Maya: ♫ Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O ♪ Hey Mom, tell me an animal.

Me: Monkey.

Maya: OK. ♫ On that farm he had a monkey, E-I-E-I-O. With a... ♪ Hey Mom, that's not an animal. Tell me an ANIMAL.

Me: Giraffe.

Maya: OK. ♫ On that farm... ♪ Hey Mom, that's not an animal EITHER. Tell me an ANIMAL.

Me: Maya, you know monkeys and giraffes are animals, right?

Maya: No they're not, they're ZOO animals.

Me: Maya, zoo animals ARE animals.

Maya: Oh. [pause] Mom, tell me a FARM animal.

That's better...