We were talking about a bug I found in the living room. A ‘red alert’ I sounded , on discovery of
beetle-like bug crawling on floor, brought Sidharth and Nikhil scurrying in
from their play-room to size up the situation. Snag was none of us had it in us
to confront the alien creature. Grandma, the only trained
bug-killer in our
household was upstairs taking a bath.
My efforts to trap the bug in a ‘Whole Foods’ shopping bag didn’t work; what’s worse, the runaway bug sprinted across the floor to take cover under the sofa, where, presumably, it was still staying, till the next morning when we reviewed the bug-in-living-room situation at breakfast table.
Reviewing the prospects of tracking it down, Nikhil held the bug could still be hiding under sofa, camouflaged in the carpet. Was surprised at his use of the word ‘camouflaged’. i hadn't heard a four-year old using the word. Asked if he knew what it meant, and where from he picked it up Nikhil mentioned his school, and went on to explain what the word meant. But I couldn’t catch what he Said - my grandsons often flux me with their accent . Translating Nikhil’s language for me elder brother Sidharth, 6 plus, said ‘camouflage means blending in’.
Did they teach such words at their Montessori ? Sidharth said they got it from Wild Kratts, a TV serial
My efforts to trap the bug in a ‘Whole Foods’ shopping bag didn’t work; what’s worse, the runaway bug sprinted across the floor to take cover under the sofa, where, presumably, it was still staying, till the next morning when we reviewed the bug-in-living-room situation at breakfast table.
Reviewing the prospects of tracking it down, Nikhil held the bug could still be hiding under sofa, camouflaged in the carpet. Was surprised at his use of the word ‘camouflaged’. i hadn't heard a four-year old using the word. Asked if he knew what it meant, and where from he picked it up Nikhil mentioned his school, and went on to explain what the word meant. But I couldn’t catch what he Said - my grandsons often flux me with their accent . Translating Nikhil’s language for me elder brother Sidharth, 6 plus, said ‘camouflage means blending in’.
Did they teach such words at their Montessori ? Sidharth said they got it from Wild Kratts, a TV serial
1 comment:
I'm enjoying these posts!! 'Camouflage'?! 'Blening in'?! !!! This generation certainly has a lot to teach us, bless them!
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