My daughter's funny Valentine's Day

[Dina]

I just had to share this with you all. My 4th grade daughter went to school with her beautiful, white swan Valentine card basket. We used, balloons for shaping, paper mache and card stock, etc. Anyhow, one student told her, "Wow, Amanda! I like your goose!" She said, "it's a swan." The student didn't hear her so he went on to say, "that's a really pretty goose." Another student from another class told her, "Gee, Amanda! I really like your duck!" She said, "it's not a duck, it's a swan." But she's so soft spoken the kid didn't hear her so he went on to ask, "how did you make that duck?" Toward the end of the day, another kid comes up to her and says, "Cool, Amanda! I like your chicken!" At this point she's really losing it and she raises her voice and says, "It's not a chicken, a goose or a duck, IT'S A SWAN!!!" She made us all laugh so hard when she told us her story. I thought it was too cute not to share.

 

[middie]

lol that IS cute dina. thanks for the giggle

 

[-DEADLY SUSHI-]

Awwwww...... I hope she was laughing while telling the story.

 

[Dina]

She was laughing too.

 

[texasgirl]

I bet she thought all those kids were just not as bright as she is! What's wrong with them that they can see it's a swan?! I bet it was funny though!!

 

[pdswife]

Great story!

 

[buckytom]

lol dina, thanks for the cute story.

here's one of my favorite danny kaye songs for your daughter:

There once was an ugly duckling
[SIZE=+1]With feathers all stubby and brown[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And the other birds said in so many words[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Get out of town[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Get out, get out, get out of town[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]In a flurry of eiderdown[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]That poor little ugly duckling[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Went wandering far and near[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]But at every place they said to his face[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Now get out, get out, get out of here[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And a very unhappy tear[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]All through the wintertime he hid himself away[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Ashamed to show his face, afraid of what others might say[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]All through the winter in his lonely clump of wheat[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Till a flock of swans spied him there and very soon agreed[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]You’re a very fine swan indeed![/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]A swan? Me a swan? Ah, go on![/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And he said yes, you’re a swan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Take a look at yourself in the lake and you’ll see[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And he looked, and he saw, and he said[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]I am a swan! Wheeeeeeee![/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]I’m not such an ugly duckling[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]No feathers all stubby and brown[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]For in fact these birds in so many words said[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]The best in town, the best, the best[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]The best in town[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Not a quack, not a quack, not a waddle or a quack[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]But a glide and a whistle and a snowy white back[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]And a head so noble and high[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Say who’s an ugly duckling?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Not I![/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Not I![/SIZE]

 

[Jikoni]

^ Oh how time flies. just the other day we used to have nursery rhymes in the car while driving, now my two like to listen to what they call 'Proper music'We used to sing along 'the ugly duckling' over and over again very loud in the carMy son invented the 'pom pom'(he used to say it at the top of his voice and we were not allowed to join in . this was his bit) after each 'get out"

 

[Piccolina]

That is so cute, I'm very soft spoken too (and was as a child) so I totally understand where you daughter is coming from. What a sweet story, thank-you for sharing it with us

 

[Dina]

Thanks for all of your sweet responses.
Thanks for the song Buckytom. Just showed it to my daughter and it gave her a giggle.