Monday, April 11, 2011

Thrice times

Nidhi is plucking blossoms from a tree in the garden.

4yo: Here, I got one for you
Me: Thank you
4yo: And I got one for myself and one for daddy
Me: That's good

After some time
4yo: Can I pluck some more
Me:Sure, you can get 2 for each of us. So how many will that be?
4yo: 6
Me: And if you get 3 for each of us, how many will that be (thinking this will be difficult)
4yo: 9
Me (impressed): And if you get 4 for each of us, then how many will that be? (certain that this will stump her)
4yo (without hesitation): 12

I don't know how she does it!

Friday, April 01, 2011

Getting married and other things

Nidhi: If I marry a man having a child then?
Me: That's ok, you can marry a man who has a child. As long as he doesn't have a wife already.
4yo: If I marry a man with a child then he will have two children.
Me: How is that ?
4yo: Because one child will be inside my tummy.

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Daddy: Nidhi, before you go upstairs can you draw the curtains?
4yo: No, because I don't have white colour (referring to the colour of the curtains)

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Nidhi was waiting for me to finish cooking, and take her out to ride her bike. We had been counting down every 5 mins from 50 mins. When I said for the second time, that she had to wait for 5 mins more, she protested saying:
4yo: But it has already been some minutes after 5 mins
Me: Ok, then 4 and a half minutes more

She was very quiet for a while, so I went to check. She was sitting, with her hands in front of her, like she was counting.

Me: What are you doing?
4yo: I'm counting two 120s and 30
Me: What? (not understanding the calculation)
4yo (repeats): Two 120s and 30