Forth Meaning for Kids

The Swing Game

Meera: "Arjun, stop blocking the swing! I want to go high!"

Arjun: "I’m not blocking. I’m just… standing here. Guarding it."

Meera: "Guarding? From who, flying monkeys?"

Arjun: "From you taking the longest turn again!"

Amma: "You two sound louder than the temple bells. What’s happening?"

Meera: "He won’t move, Amma. The swing won’t go back and forth properly."

Arjun: "She always swings and swings and doesn’t let me. Today I’m not moving."

Amma: "Hmm. The swing goes back and forth. But turns can also go back and forth, no?"

Meera: "What do you mean, Amma?"

Amma: "Meera goes first, then Arjun, then Meera again. Back and forth. Like the swing."

Arjun: "So I wait, and then my turn comes forth? For sure?"

Amma:cheating." "For sure. I’ll count fifty for each of you. No

Meera: "Okay, I’ll go first, then I’ll jump forth and let Arjun sit."

Arjun: "And when Amma says, I’ll jump forth too and give it back. Deal."

Meera: "Look, Arjun, I’m flying forth into the sky!"

Arjun: "And then you come back, and my turn comes forth. I like this back-and-forth game."

Amma: "Good. Now the swing moves back and forthforth too.", and the sharing moves back and