Curious little daughter- My reason for working
night shift
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(This is based on
a good write up by my scholarly face book friend Vasu Iyengar . I believe that
intelligence has three top ingredients- Curiosity , memory and power of
understanding .None of us
can become intelligent unless
we are curious. If you a curious
daughter like this and discourage her from being curious , she would not become
intelligent Fortunately the mothers of all children know this and
whatever may be the troubles that have to undergo, they will never discourage a child from being curious.)
My Little daughter came
to meet me, before I slept ,
And asked me .”Daddy , why are
mosquitoes biting only at night?”
And she also wanted
to know ,”when those poor ones will sleep?”
And I said, “They will sleep when they feel sleepy?”
My daughter then
asked “I sleep when it is night,
But when will
these poor mosquitoes sleep,?”
I said, “they
will sleep when they take their food.”
And she told “Mummy
told it does not eat our food.”
I yawned but my
little one said , “Daddy , one more
question?”
“Where is the
home of
the poor little mosquito?”
I said , “It does
not have a home because
it is too small”
And then she asked “I too am small but I have a house”
Then I said to her , “This home was built
by your daddy.”
And then my baby’s
face brightened and she asked,
“Oh Does it mean
that mosquito does not have daddy and mummy?”
And then I told her.”It has but they too are small and do not have a house.”
Then she asked , “Who
decided to call it a mosquito?”
And I told “God” and she asked , “Will mosquito bite
God?”
I said , “No, they
would not? “ and she asked “Why?”.
I said , “God is big, he will beat it ,
if it bites him.”
Then she asked “Does
it mean, God is a bad person?
I got wild , “ofcourse he is good.” And she asked,
“Why did such a
big God then beat such a small mosquito”
I said, “I am feeling sleepy , Why are you not sleeping
now?”
“Daddy , please,
few more doubts please, Why is it biting us?”
I was about to
cry and said , “ It is
feeling Hungry.”
She asked “Will it eat idli , I do not like it and I will give it mine.”
I said, “It does
not idli” and she asked, “Is it because it is hot , will it drink cold Lassi?”
I shouted at
her , “Shut your
mouth and sleep.” And she ,
Raised her little
finger and asked , “Daddy , ony one more question?”
I said , “Okay” and she asked
“Does it have teeth?”
And I said “No”
and she asked, “Then how can it
bite?”
I became terribly
angry and said , “Unless you close
your mouth,
I will give it to
a ghost?” and she wanted to know “ Will,
Mosquito bite the
Ghost ? Or will
Ghost bite mosquito”
I shouted and
called my wife and ordered her to take
care of my daughter.”
She asked , “Why ? I have
work to do in the kitchen and cannot
you,
Take care of this
darling and answer her
very simple Questions?”
And I told my wife
, “tomorrow onwards I am
asking my boss ,
To shift me to
the night shift , otherwise I will become mad.”
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