Lights Out
Approaching next stop, I slowed down the school bus. Alice, one of my 4-year old kindergarten passengers, lived in a beautiful country house, surrounded by vast, green fields.
While opening the door, I saw some sheep and a llama grazing nearby. I smiled at Alice and asked her, “Are those your animals?”
The happy light in Alice’s eyes instantly disappeared. She frowned and muttered, “They’re not animals! It’s my mother and my sister!”
I looked again and saw a woman and a little toddler walking towards Alice, now slowly climbing down the stairs, one high step at a time.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleMaybe I should add that this was something that actually happened to me in Wisconsin about ten years ago. I was working as a school bus driver there, and beside the morning and afternoon hauls, I also took 4 year old kindergarten kids back home at 11 AM, when they had finished their three hour long working day. I had a beautiful route in the Wisconsin countryside, through forests and past big… Read more »
Wow! So it was indeed a true-life experience. Were those animals truly her family?
There was a slight misunderstanding and miscommunication since I was looking at the sheep and the little girl was looking at her mother and sister. Anyway, I think the animals belonged to the family since they were walking around close to their house.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLOL, this is funny Christer. Children are so funny sometimes when they misinterpret what the adults say to them.
Yes, Carrie, it was funny that she thought I was talking about her family when I asked her about the animals. Poor thing, she was so offended.
It is a fun read, Christer. I giggled. Children are really funny sometimes, especially when they don’t understand what adults say. Sometimes also irritating. Nice story, Christer. Good job.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThanks for reading and commenting, Lotchie. You are quite right. It also happens that children are irritating.
Yes, Christer. You’re welcome.
Christer, this was so funny! Poor child, I can imagine she was offended. Great story!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI am glad you appreciated the humorous side of the story, Marianna.Thank you!
This is so funny Christer, even more so because it was true! I could just visualise the frown on the aggrieved little girl’s face. Great story!
Thank you, Linda. It helps in the visualization process if you have memories of small children with that kind of stubborn, angry faces.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’m sure that little girl is still thinking she had a crazy bus driver back when she was in kindergarten 🙂 Great story/memory, Christer, really made me laugh 🙂
Yes, Sandra, it could be that I gave her a traumatic experience that day which will haunt her for the rest of her life. Hopefully though, she told her mom about it and the problem was resolved. Thanks for your message and your “like”!