Off late, Indian Air Force is in full force & is practising hard. I stay in Munnekolala which is very near to the landing strip of HAL Airport. Hence, the sound of the fighter planes is too loud in our area. (Latest Engineering Grads (Amit?) have an opportunity to invent a better silencer for these fighter planes :)) Saachi, being just 365 days old finds it hard to hold her ground when these fighters, with such tumultuous sound, pass by. Naturally, she runs to whoever is nearby to get a comfort cover. To make her more self-sufficient, her Maa, Swati, is teaching her to put hands on ears to shield her from the raucous sound. During such fighter visits, in (Laturi) Marwari, Swati tells Saachi, "Kaan Pa Haat De" (Put your hands on your ears). Swati has been telling this to her for a few days now.
Today, Saachi was playing with the drawer below refrigerator. Potato & onions were stuffed inside it. Like other drawers in the house, she started exploring this one. She removed an onion from it & was playing with it. I was watching & told her "Kanda na Vapas Rakh De" (Put the onion back). Suddenly, she sprinted towards me & hid herself between my legs. I was surprised to see this behaviour. Unable to fathom the reason, I was about to discard this as an odd one, but suddenly realised a link. Probably, to Saachi, "Kanda na Vapas Rakh De" sounded similar to "Kaan Pa Haat De". Her brain seems to have linked "Kaan Pa Haat De" to sound of fighter planes & her brain also knows to sprint for comfort cover during such times. Hence the behaviour!! It was a funny incidence & Swati & myself had stomach-full of laugh on it.
At the same time, it shows that though kids do not have language power, they do have a good linking power!
5 comments:
Vow, what an observation, Ashish ! Fundooooo..try some more similar sounding sentences, and see if this proves right (I am currently associated with proving of trigonometry theorems owing to Manali's Class X Maths paper scheduled for tomorrow)...:)
Good stuff !
- Manoj Kabre
bhaiya, awesome observation
saachi looks to be too intelligent(just like u and bhabhi
Sachi is (now) really intelligent. See how my short association has changed her. By the way your language/expression power is awesome. I wish I could have that power.
Sachi is (now) really intelligent. See how even my short association has changed her. By the way, your language/expression power is awesome. I wish I could have that power.
Sachi is (now) really intelligent. See how my short association has changed her. By the way your language/expression power is awesome. I wish I could have that power.
Post a Comment