#100WCGU – Wk63 – Prompt: …and winter will bring… – 104 words – “Maggie”
October 23, 2012
My Kindergarten class had been asked to find out about the seasons. It was Maggie’s turn.
“Maggie, what can you tell me about summer?” I asked.
“We can go swimming.”
“…and winter will bring…?”
“It gets cold.”
“How about spring?”
Maggie’s eyes lit up, “You get pretty flowers and lots of birds.”
I could see she best liked spring.
“What can you tell me about autumn?”
She hesitated, “They have no clothes.”
“Who does?” I asked puzzled by her answer.
“The trees,” she answered.
I smiled, “Yes, the trees lose their leaves.”
Children find ways of explaining the world as best they can.
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How sweet.
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I’ve always been fascinated by the child’s eye view of the world.
cute
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Years of working with young children has given me many examples of their perspective on the world.
When I was growing up there was a television show titled “Kids Say The Darnedest Things”. They always have, and always will. I enjoyed this. Very real.
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I remember “Kids Say The Darnedest Things”. Was a great show dealing with the child’s perspective and their frankness.
Trees have no clothes – how lovely!
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I had been thinking how a small child might view a leafless tree.
From the mouth of the babes. Or a good writer, of course!
Nice one.
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Working with younger children for 30 years gives me many experiences with their world.
very nice… trees barely dressed.
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I had supposed a child unaware of how to describe a leafless tree would explain in the best way they could.
That’s nice. I love the way kids reduce life to simple terms.
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It’s their simple terms that can make them charming.
I love to see the world through the eyes of children.
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Their world had always interested over the 30 years I was teaching.
That’s cute. I could see how she came up with that.
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While I had never actually heard this, I have many examples of children trying to explain their world.
Out of the mouths of babes… Delightful
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Children do say things we find amusing, especially when said seriously.
Innocently adorable! Well done!
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Children do have that simplicity adults find charming.