Saturday, April 9, 2011

H is for Horn, and Other Stories

I have related this one before - when I first started this blog.  For the benefit of new readers and followers I'm telling it again.

One day I was teaching our son, then about four or five, the anatomy of a goat, guided by a big outline picture of the animal.  Each time I pointed to a part of the animal and said out what it was my son would follow suit.

When I said "leg" he would say "leg".  On and on we went from one anatomy to another.  When we came to the head I pointed to the sharp protrusion on the head and said "horn".  He pressed his little finger to the horn and said loudly: "Pon!", "Pon!"

Fast forward some thirty years, his wife asked their four year old son: "What is lembu?"


(Lembu is cow in Malay).  He said "I don't know"

Mother: "I'll give you a clue - Moooo.....?"

Son: "Muruku!" (Murukku is an Indian savory snack made from rice flour).

Mother: slaps forehead.

Later...

Son: Mama, why is six afraid of seven?

Mother: why?

Son: Because seven eight (ate) nine!

Mother: slaps forehead again.

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Lovely!

Pat said...

Some gems here :)

I think kids are the most natural comedians around!!!

Kittie Howard said...

Really cute!

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

OMG, that is too cute. Quick, sign him up for comedy school. You've got a stand-up comedian on your hands. Look out Chris Rock!

Grandpa said...

Carole,
Pat,
Kittie,
Joylene, - Thank you. Yes, he is just a natural, don't think it runs in the family, or anything like that.. ;)

thelmaz said...

Cute stories. Glad you stopped by my blog. Come back Monday and find the answers to the first lines quiz.

baygirl32 said...

lembu, I have no idea how to even begin to wrap my tongue around that word!

klahanie said...

Hi there Grandpa,
Aha, so 'H' is for Horn..eh :)
A very clever post and the old number eating joke :)
And 'I' wonder what letter might be next in this 'alphabet challenge'?
I hope you are having a peaceful weekend, my friend.
Kind wishes Gary :)

Anonymous said...

Kids can be so cute. Great post.
http://mybabyjohn.blogspot.com/

secret agent woman said...

Kids are entertaining creatures.

Ohiofarmgirl said...

oh golly, i fall for that joke everytime!
;-)

Wan Sharif said...

we miss this one in our none English speaking Pulau Duyong.. the part that seven ate nine ;))

Grandpa said...

thelmaz - I sure will;

baygir32 - our kids are thought in Malay in a predominantly English-speaking country. That story showed how good their Malay is!

klahanie - Hi Gary, at 3 a.m I'm scratching my head wondering what to do with I. I hope inspiration hits me soon.. :)
Have a great week ahead my friend.

Grandpa said...

mybabyjohn - Thank you! Yes they are cute, and they say the darnedest thing.

secret agent woman - yes they are!

Ohiofarmgirl - I'm glad you do too!

Wan - back in my kampong too. Thanks for dropping by (really, physically now). Hope the durians are ok.