Jayson Karan
I ASKED my daughter, who has just turned two, what kind of sweet she would like. She thought about it for a while and then said, “Two, please.”
R. Motsi, Harare.
“DON’T YOU ‘no’ me!” I said, scolding my five-year-old daughter. “Of course i do,” she replied. “You’re my mommy.”
J. Banda, Bulawayo.
MY SISTER-IN-LAW was doing the laundry in the bathtub when i went to visit her. Her three year old answered the door and informed me that her mummy was bathing clothes
P. Dare, Zvishavane.
MY LITTLE granddaughter asked me to please buy her some chewing gum because her mouth was getting bored.
B. M. Gore, Gweru.
WHILE WATCHING my mom open her Mother’s Day card my three-year old son asked, “Mummy, when will it be boys’ day?”
H. Waja, Victoria Falls.
MY DAUGHTER’S small friend fell asleep at our house one afternoon. When she woke up she said, “Hello, did you fall awake now?”
A. A. Rambaunesu, Kariba.
I WAS SPENDING a leisurely Saturday afternoon tucked up on the settee with my favorite magazine. My two year old asked what i was reading and i replied, “LIVING and LOVING, dear.” A little later i found her on the settee, intently studying the magazine. She looked up at me and grinned, “I love reading this loving and kissing book.”
C. Huni, Masvingo.
WHEN HER BABY brother was born my little granddaughter asked three, was asked, ” Who is this lovely baby?” “It’s my mother’s and father’s son,” she replied.
J. Chuma, Kwekwe.
MY YOUNG daughter was out wit her father when she saw a Dalmatian dog for the first time. “Look, Dad,” she exclaimed, “there’s a dog with raisins in it!”
J. Erai, Chegutu.
MY TWO YEAR OLD Natalie love playing “This Little Pig Went To Market,” and when she asks me to play with her, she always says, “Please, Mommy, play pig went tomato sauce.”
M. Dzino, Kadoma.