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Kids of the Kingdom

My five-year-old friend Elizabeth was losing her first tooth. While she was at a neighbor's house, her tooth began to bleed.

Seeing that Elizabeth was upset, the neighbor assured her that after the tooth came out, the bleeding would stop and she would be fine, adding that she herself was a doctor.

To which Elizabeth politely replied, "I'd rather talk to my own doctor, thank you."

—Abigail Elgersma
Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey

During one of our family walks, my six-year-old brother, David, confused about the lines running down the middle of the road, asked, "Mom, why are there dotted lines and straight lines?"

Before she could answer, big brother Jonathan, 8, drew from his vast experience. "The dotted one is where you cut, and the straight one is where you fold."

—Rebecca Gaulin
Angus, Ontario

In Sunday school I was teaching my four-year-olds about the first day of Creation when God made the light. After we read the story, I asked them if they could tell me what gives us light in the day. Together they shouted, "The sun!"

When I asked what lights up the night, one little girl piped up quickly, "A night light."

—Sandra Smith
Kearney, Nebraska

My kindergartner Sara was explaining how the firemen who visited her class the previous week had taught everyone how to stop, drop, and roll.

The same week Sara's teacher had been discussing stranger danger, instructing the children what to do if they were approached by someone they didn't know.

"Mom, I know what to do if a stranger comes up to me," Sara said proudly.

"What would that be, Sara?"

Without a moment's hesitation, she stopped in her tracks, dropped to the floor, and started rolling away!

—Julie Wall
Shawnee, Kansas

My three-year-old great granddaughter Elizabeth loved carrying and cuddling my two orange kittens when she visited. I'd often say, "You get that one and I'll get this one."

One day my friend Toni was visiting on the same day as Elizabeth. Admiring the kittens, she asked Elizabeth what their names were. Thinking for a moment, the young feline fan said, "This One and That One!"

—Kathie McQueary
Hood River, Oregon

My six-year-old granddaughter called her father from her friend Charlotte's house and confessed she had broken a lamp when she threw a basketball in their living room.

"But, Dad," she said, brightening, "you don't have to worry about buying another one. Charlotte's dad said it was irreplaceable."

—Harvey Duffy
Rosharon, Texas

On my son Luke's sixth birthday I asked him how he felt. Holding up six outstretched fingers, he replied in all seriousness, "I can't believe I've used up a whole hand already."

—James Rahtjen
Glen Ellyn, Illinois

In our first grade class one of the girls asked if she could sing a new chorus she'd learned. When I said we'd be delighted, she confessed before proceeding, "I know all the words, but I'm not sure if I can do all the commotions."

—Emily Moran
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

My five-year-old nephew Joshua and I were watching the animated movie The Prince of Egypt about the life of Moses. After the Israelites successfully cross the Red Sea and are praising God, Josh also got caught up in the moment.

Pumping his fist in the air, he added enthusiastically, "Hooray for God! Hooray for God and Moses! Teamwork! Teamwork!"

—Mary Beth Stevenson
Eagle, Wisconsin

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