Sunday, 19 September 2010

Place of origin

Josh: Mum, I have to tell you something Miss Zipp told me.
Debs: OK
Josh: Miss Zipp said we are from the United Kingdom....but we're not, we're from England.
What a conflict for Joshua: his heroine Miss Zipp telling him something he doesn't think is true!!
Debs: Well, we are both.  England is part of the United Kingdom.
Relief for Joshua. Faith in Miss Zipp has been restored.
Debs: So is Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Josh: What is Wales?  I don't know that.
(I don't know why he thinks he knows the others!!)
Debs: Wales is where Aunty Ali is from.  We went there when Uncle Tim and Aunty Ali got married.  We stayed in a hotel by the beach.  We have photos.
Josh: I don't remember that.  Will you take me? Wales?  That's strange.

1 comment:

PG said...

Is Josh thinking of animal whales?
It then does make you wonder what Northern Ireland and Scotland represents?
Of the building of knowledge there is no end, isnt learning a wonderful process and how ignorant we become when we think we know it all!