Weltkind

e. They get an interview with a member of the school staff. After basic questions, the school administrator asks, “Can you tell me why you both want to learn Chinese?” “Well”, replied the mother, “We just adopted a little girl who is Chinese and when she grows up, we want to be able to speak to her in Chinese.”
Asking to Play
George knocked on the door of his friend's house. When his friend's mother answered he asked, "can Albert come out to play?"

"No," said the mother, "it's too cold."

"Well, then," said George, "can his football come out to