the cannon ball excuse

I haven't picked up my camera in weeks. What's wrong with me?!

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The children were playing in our unfinished basement.

Cosette came up the stairs crying.

Me: "Cosette, why are you crying?"

Cosette: "Henri hit you!" (Mixing up her pronouns, what she means is, "Henri hit me!")

Me: "Henri hit you?"

Cosette: "Yeah."

Henri comes upstairs.

Me: "Henri, Cosette says you hit her. Did you hit Cosette?"

Henri with a confused expression: "No, I didn't hit her."

Me: "Do you know why she is crying?"

Henri: "Ooohhh! I accidentally hit her with my cannon ball."