The Shadow

Tonight when I was giving a bath to Sébastien, Mayumi went to see us in the bathroom and she was running, afraid and trying to telling me something but I can't understand her because of the running water from the bathroom. Now here's the scene : (translation in red color)

Mayumi : Maman, regarde! (a bit crying and afraid)
(Mama look!)

Me : Quest ce qu'il y a Mimi ?
(What do you have Mimi ?)

Mayumi : J'ai peur ! (she was pointing out on the floor).
(I'm afraid! )

I didn 't get it right away but when she insisted that she's afraid I understood.

Me : Ah d'accord n'aie pas peur. C'est ton ombre bébé ! It's your shadow (talking to her in english)

Ah ok don't be afraid. It's your shadow baby !

Mayumi : Non, j'ai peur! Il me laisse pas tranquil...(still trying to run behind my back to escape out from her shadow)
(I'm afraid ! He won't leave me alone...)

I tried to solace her but she kept on changing position many times and still seeing her shadow following her. I controlled myself to giggle because I didn't want her to cry.

Sébastien : Mais Mimi c'est ton ombre, il faut pas avoir peur !
(But Mimi it's your shadow, you don't need to be afraid !)

She went away running in her room and kept saying NON and when she was in the room I heard nothing. I then finished bathing Sébastien we went to their room to put on his jammies. In the bathroom we have two kinds of lighting, one on the ceiling and one which is attached to the medicine cabinet with mirror. When I went to the room I talked to Mayumi and tried to explain and comfort her that it's her shadow and no one else. It's true that there different effects on the light where we can see more of our shadow...in their room it's not the case the shadow it's on the body level. Then I started to tell her that she doesn't have the reason to be afraid of her shadow.

Me : Regarde Mimi c'est ton ombre.
(Look Mimi it's your shadow)

Mimi : Où ? Il n'est pas là (since the light is on the ceiling the shadow is not that visible)
(Where ? He is not here)

Me : Il est juste là derrière toi mais tu ne le vois pas.
(He is just behind you but you cannot see him.)

Mayumi : (insisting) Mais no Maman il n'est pas là !
(But no Mama, he is not here !)

Me : A ton avis il est où ?
(In your opinion where is he?)

Mimi : Beh, il est dans la salle de bain ?
(Beh, he is in the bathroom!)

Now that made me burst out in laughter !