def to_dict(self):
        """Render a MessageElement as python dict

        :return: Python dict representation
        :rtype: dict
        """
        obj_dict = super(PlainText, self).to_dict()
        child_dict = {
            'type': self.__class__.__name__,
            'text': self.text
        }
        obj_dict.update(child_dict)
        return obj_dict