As heard in my classroom. Verbatim.
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Me (introducing the rules of camp):
Friends, is it a good idea or a bad idea to ever bang on the glass when we get excited to see an animal? Especially if that animal is right in front of the window and it's sleeping?"
Class (in unison):
BAD IDEA! Yeah, like DOUBLE-TRIPLE BAD IDEA!
Me:
You're right. It's a super-duper bad idea. Can you imagine if you were sound asleep in your bed at home and a stranger just came up and started banging on the window to try and wake you up. That would be just terrible, right?
Annie (age 4):
Umm, well, yes, but, not unless the stranger was offering three free hot dogs. Then I would be ok with it.
Me:
[Speechless until a belt of laughter burst out of my mouth]
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I absolutely LOVE their minds and the random things they say. Especially the details. I mean, this imaginary window knocker was not just offering Annie a free hot dog -- the creep had THREE of them! So yeah, in that case, she's totally right. I guess that I too would be ok with it ;)
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