Dissuades Meaning for Kids

Meera and Rohan's Kite-Watching Adventure

Meera: "Rohan, let's sit on the terrace wall and watch the kites!"

Rohan: "That wall is so high. My legs feel like jelly."

Meera: "But the breeze is so cool, and the kites look like tiny birds from there."

Rohan: "Last time I climbed, Ma shouted so loudly. Just remembering it dissuades me."

Meera: "So that shout is still pushing you away from the wall?"

Rohan: "Yes. It dissuades me from doing the same scary thing again."

Ammamma: "What are you two staring at the wall for?"

Meera: "I want to sit on top, but Rohan keeps saying no."

Ammamma: "His wobbly legs and Ma’s shout dissuade him, I think."

Rohan: "And your worried face too, Ammamma. That also dissuades me."

Ammamma: "Good. Let all that dissuade you from danger and push you to something nicer."

Meera: "Like what?"

Ammamma: "Like lying on the terrace floor with chikki and watching the kites float."

Rohan: "That idea dissuades me from being scared of missing out."

Meera: "Fine! The smell of chikki already dissuades me from arguing about the wall."

Ammamma: "Come then, brave kite-watchers. The sky is big enough from down here too."