I was playing a pretend game with my 3.5 year old grandson. The game involved me, as a policeman, him, as a "bad guy", and an imaginary Santa character. At one point he asked me where "Santa" lived and I replied, of course, "the North Pole."
"Not THAT Santa, Grandma, the pretend Santa!"
Playing a pretend game with a pretend character who represents a pretend character. My mind boggles.