Some years back, I was teaching in the Pre-Primary section. As we were working with little children we had to draw a lot of pictures on the board to grasp their attention. One of my colleagues, who was newly appointed as a teacher in the Nursery classes, wasn’t too good at drawing. One day, she drew a very big egg. After the children went home, another colleague of mine saw the drawing and asked “Which bird’s egg is it?” “A hen’s egg,” replied the former. “Oh, the hen must have had tough time laying such a big egg.”, the latter said. :D
Once I gave the children of Ist standard an assignment. They had to draw any two things that they wanted as gifts on their birthday. One girl came and told that she drew a girl. I asked her whether she ever got a girl as a gift on her birthday? She thought for a while and said “Okay, this is a Barbie doll.” :P
One girl in the Nursery class used to talk so much that it got on my nerves. Once I scolded her and said “Tum to daadi ki tarah baat karti ho.” (You talk like a grandmother.) “Aapne chashmaa pahnaa hai is liye aap daadi hai.” (Because you have worn specs, you are grandmother.), she replied immediately. I was speechless. :P
I learnt to be careful about what we say to children with this small incident.One girl of the Pre-primary section had the habit of asking the answers of the questions. When she asked for the first time I told her that she should know the answer as she had learnt things. I thought it was a convincing answer but after a while she asked the same question again. In order to avoid her queries I said that I did not know the answer. She got bugged and said loudly “ Teacher ko to kuchchh bhi nahi aataa hai.” (Teacher does not know anything.) :D
A teacher was teaching the Play School class how to give reply to the question “What is your name?” The answer was supposed to be “ My name is so and so.” When she asked a girl the same question that girl showed her identity card and said in Gujarati “ Aamaa lakhyu chhe. Dekhaatu nathi?” (“It is written here. Can’t you see?”). :D
One of my students once asked me “Miss, why don’t you dye?” “Why do you want me to die so soon?” I asked, stunned. “No, miss. I was asking, why don’t you dye your hair?” Imagine the shock that I got. After all, dye and die sound the same. 
man , you are lucky u like kids … if it was me, i would have gone crazy …(probably explains the shooting in schools these days :-))
Nice post, Jissy. Precocious, these kids, aren’t they?
Children are simply awesome with their reactions and answers. it is one of the things that keeps me going and brightens my day. Thanks for sharing
This is why I love being around children. Their spontaniety rubs off on you, doesn’t it? I remember this kid who, when asked to write down the names of five animals in english started off with BKRI (bakri for goat ) and BLI(billy for cat). Great to have you out of your Rip Van Winkle state of slumber:-)
Hi Jissy, you have illustrated the complete picture of tiny tots in the schools… its a herculean task to convince them or make them satisfied with an answer to their innocence… wonderful post dear….
Hi Jissy, Children are great in all their innocence. All these are experiences, these are so wonderful. Each day if you keep collecting them, you can publish a book. They can be read any time any where.
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Awww! Children I tell you. Baap log hai yeh sab. No one they say: A child is the father of man (which literally translated stands: Baccha badon ka baap hota hai :P). Cutely written ya :=)