"North America. Because the rest are all countries", I replied.
"Wrong. Guess again."
"India, because India is not in America?"
"No! The answer is Brazil. Because Brazil is south of the equator."
"But India and North America are right too", I argued.
"But that can't be", he said. "How can one question have three answers?"
I wanted to tell him that most of the really important questions don't have a single correct answer. But then I let him enjoy his childhood a little longer.
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A drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words.
He'll learn soon enough.
ReplyDeleteI echo Alex's comment...and 'soon enough' comes quickly enough.
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ReplyDeleteRayna - I love the way you are helping your son think creatively and see that very few questions have only one answer. He will be a better thinker and better prepared for the world for that lesson...
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great analogy for life!
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Children have such an 'absolute' perspective on many things- relative concepts will come much later!
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