Live and Let Live

Achu was having his dose of noodles. I was giving him company. We have our most educative lectures over maggi. And so....

Me: Achu what's a Non-living thing ?
Achu: Don't know ...tellme ...slurp! slurp!
Me: slurp! slurp!...listen things without life...that don't move...that can't breathe...that don't grow are non- living things....for example...chair....and living things are the things that do any or all of the above...sheriya?
Achu: slurp...hmmmmm..ok
Me: TV?
Achu: Non-living
Me: Plants?
Achu: hmmm Living ?
Me: slurp....gooood...what about a car?
Achu: Non slurp! living...amma give me the sauce....
Me: Here you go....ok now you tell me the non-living things around you....
Achu: Noodles......phone....fan.....slurp....
Me: ok good... tell me now...what about Appuppa?
Achu:.....oh that's easy....Living....dha kandhiley ingotum angotum ponne speedilu!( See how fast he is going here and there)
Me: Sheri now tell me some living things...slurp
Achu: hmmm poocha...ant.....Oh amma amma yeniku innoru Non-living thing ariyam ( I know one more non-living thing)
Me: hmmm tell me tell me..achu don't have the sauce alone.....
Achu: You Amma :):):):):):):)
Me: What achu...why me????????
Achu: Amma oru salathu irinal pinne evadheyum poghulalooooo? ( If you sit in one place you don't move do you?)...I finished my nooodleeeeessss......
Me: huh!!!!!!!!!
( Background: Ammumma and Appuppa have a good laugh...at my expense)