Precocious: I tried on my dad's knickers once and I looked really silly.
The UN Interpreter after realizing she forgot her swimsuit for PE: (Sigh) Well, I guess I just have to swim naked. (She can say this in perfect German or French too should the need arise and I thankfully know how to say "no" in both).
Me: (While reading a Chinese folk tale about 3 princes searching for the most beautiful thing in the world in order to win the king's crown): What might the most beautiful thing in the world be?
Sparkles (previously unnamed in kinderfolk): A diamond covered in Muslims.
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I was talking to one of my professors today, and she said if you think about the Hajj, you can imagine what a diamond (kaaba) covered in Muslims might look like and why a Muslim child could possibly have that image. Thoughts?
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