Killer sausage
When asked about his day at kindy, Master Four proclaimed, “I do not like salami any more.” We thought this was a random response so we probed further. “Giant salamis are very dangerous,” he informed us. “They destroy your houses and they can kill lots of people!” We realised he was talking about a tsunami that had occurred some days earlier.
Rachael, via email
FAST LEARNER
Master Eight recently complained about his boring day. I said my day had been boring too, and there were many chores I now had to do. He replied, “I will have to do those chores when I am old too – unless I get a wife.”
Still Smiling, Christchurch
SWEET SOMETHING
I was babysitting my five-year-old granddaughter and when I tucked her into bed, she said to me, “Nana,
when Mummy gets back, can you please ask her to come and whisper, ‘I’m home,’ in my ear?”
Nana, Auckland
MATERIAL GIRL
My seven-year-old granddaughter’s story, My Grandmother, was published in her school newsletter recently. It
included the sentence, “I think she makes me feel happy because she gives me some of her stuff.”
Miss Seven’s Nana, Auckland
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My four-year-old grandson was at the supermarket with his mother when he exclaimed, “You’re buying something, Mummy, auntie is buying something – I want to buy something!” Mum replied, “You have to be big, have a wife, have a job, then you can buy things.” He replied, “I have a wife – Maia,” meaning his four-year-old friend. Mum said, “What about a job?” Master Four replied, “My job is having a wife!”
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