The Astronomer

I only said，“When in the evening the round full moon gets entangled among the branches of that Kadam tree, couldnt somebody catch it？”

But dada[elder brother]laughed at me and said，“Baby, you are the silliest child I have ever known.The moon is ever so far from us, how could anybody catch it？”

I said，Dada how foolish you are！

When mother looks out of her window and smiles down at us playing, would you call her far away？

Still said，“You are a stupid child！But， baby, where could you find a net big enough to catch the moon with？”

I said，“Surely you could catch it with your hands.”

But dada laughed and said，“You are the silliest child I have known.If it came nearer, you would see how big the moon is.”

I said，“Dada, what nonsense they teach at your school！When mother bends her face down to kiss us does her face look very big？”

But still dada says，“You are a stupid child.”