As my
girlfriend never
ceases to amaze me with the
abundance of
cuteness wrapped up in her
tiny frame; once again my mouth dropped
agape at yet another charming
antic dote of her childhood.
Her father, ever the
prankster, took two plates; under one of them he lit a match and let the soot from the smoke cover it. The other, for reasons apparent later in the story, he did nothing with.
He then proceeded to approach my
girlfriend and tell her that he had something very
important for her to do; so trusting at the tender age of 5, she was eager to help.
They sat cross-legged in front of each other; to her went the plate with the
soot, to him the one without. He then instructed her to follow his
example. He began to run his hand around the bottom of the plate, all the while chanting
O-wa Ta-goo Sai-yam
Then, as soon as she
followed in
suit, he began to run his fingers down the bridge of his nose and then across his
forehead.
My
girlfriend at this age was
adorable (I have seen
photos); and so what we have here (picture it if you will), is a
little girl, awestruck - thinking she is doing something very
mystical and
important,
smearing soot on her face and chanting
O-wa Ta-goo Sai-yam!
Oh wha t a goo se I am!
Oh, what a goose I am!
He couldn't stop laughing
It took her years to
forgive him. heheh