The doctor has given some tablets to Mickey to increase her immunity. This tablet is very sweet. She calls it Choci Maathre meaning Chocolate tablet.
Qstn: What are you eating, Mickey?
Exptected Ans: Choci Maathre
Actual Ans: Katum Kutum Maathre
Mickey never says 'yank' ('for me' in tulu). She always uses 'nange' ('for me' in kannada). Her favourite dailogue is "adu nange beku" meaning (I want that). So Shri was getting her to say yank.
Qstn: jaado bodu? (what do you want?)
Ans: adu nange beku (I want that)
Shri: Tulut pan (say it in Tulu)
Ans: avvu nange boDu (I want that)
Shri: Yank Pan (say for me)
Ans: Nange (for me)
Shri: Yereg? (for whom?)
Ans: Sumedhaag (for Sumedhaa)
but he didnt get her to say 'yank' :)
One Sunday morning, Mickey struck a long conversation with Daakshayini, our maid. We were all having breakfast while Mickey walked up to D and said
"Cycle thogonDu hogthini" - Will go with my cycle
D: yellige? (where to?)
Ans: Udupi ge? (to Udupi)
We were dumb struck and laughing. No wonder its said that people laugh when they hear something unexpected.
We say "Mickey Up Up" whenever she does something good. Also, the Rakshasa (monster) and the Gudu Gudu (thunder) are always "Down Down". Yesterday, she was playing with her doggie and telling the Doggie that Sumedhaa was Up Up. I continued the conversation asking her
Qstn: Rakshasa?
Ans: Down Down
Qstn: Gudu Gudu?
Ans: Down Down
Qstn: Sumedhaa?
Ans: Up Up
Qstn: Amma?
Ans: Up Up
Qsnt: Appa?
Ans: Maani - meaning boy.
Getting such contrasting answers is possible only from Kids. ")
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