Junior Vocab
Understanding Misunderstandings
Meera: "Why are you sitting so far, Ayaan? Come play carrom with me!"
Ayaan: "No. You laughed at my drawing in class. You’re being mean."
Meera: "Mean? I loved your drawing! It had a rocket with a moustache!"
Ayaan: "You pointed and laughed. Everyone heard you."
Meera: "I was laughing because it was so funny and cool, like a movie poster!"
Ayaan: "It didn’t feel cool. It felt like you were making fun of me."
Amma: "Children, why are you arguing while the dosas are getting cold?"
Meera: "Amma, Ayaan thinks I was teasing him. But I really liked his drawing."
Ayaan: "Then why didn’t you say that? You just laughed and laughed."
Amma: "Sometimes our actions say one thing, our hearts say another, and they bump into each other."
Meera: "Oh. So in my heart I was proud of him, but it looked like I was laughing at him?"
Ayaan: "Yeah. My ears heard laughing, not proud."
Amma: "That little mix-up is called a misunderstanding. It sneaks in when we don’t say what we really mean."
Meera: "I’m sorry, Ayaan. I liked your rocket so much I forgot to use my words. Total misunderstanding."
Ayaan:misunderstanding after all." "I’m sorry I got angry without asking you first. Maybe it was a
Meera: "Truce? You get the first dosa, and then we play carrom."
Ayaan: "Truce. And I’ll draw you a rocket with extra-big moustaches this time."