Interpretations

Today Orla picked up a stick, pointed it and said "bang!". Tonight she did the same thing with her comb.

If she were my son, what's the betting that on telling this story, most adults would smile indulgently and say something like "boys will be boys!" or "it's natural, isn't it?" Or am I just having a cynical day?

My interpretation is that this is simple mimicry of play she has seen many times before. It's not particularly significant by itself, unless it forms part of a greater pattern that is yet to be revealed.