Silly Lily White

Lily white was late for the school. Yes, she did wake up early in the morning, yes, she did brush without falling asleep and she did prepare her bag before going to bed last night. Yet somethings happened and she was just late again, so she stepped out of the home following her father with her pretty little umbrella as there was a drizzle this morning.

"Lily You are wearing your shoes on wrong side" Her father exclaimed! and then only she looked at her feet. And he was spot on! she had been wearing her shoes on wrong foot.

"Oh, how come I am so stupid! this is going to make me late" She was uttering while trying to exchange her shoes in a hurry.

Hmm... what did you say while you were tying shoes? Her father asked when she stepped in the car. He seemed having a serious thought and Lilly was puzzled. So, she took a moment and realized he was asking about her stupid thing.

Wrong shoes

"Oh father, I said I am so stupid, to wear the shoes on the wrong foot. And this is not the first time."

Hmm. her father exclaimed. I agree what you did was stupid, but I cannot agree you are stupid. Nobody is stupid.

"What do you mean nobody is stupid?"

Were you stupid when you woke up early this morning?

No, I wasn't. I was lazy not stupid.

Were you stupid when you brushed your teeth?

No father, I was only sleepy when I was brushing.

Were you stupid when you prepared your books and bags last night? And got ready for bed?

NO FATHER! I wasn't stupid. I was smart doing that!

There you go. Problem solved Lily. I don't want you to say you are stupid when you do something stupid next time.

Well, what I can say? Instead?

"You can say, oh... what a stupid thing I did, I put my shoes on wrong side again! I know I am smart but sometimes I do silly things."

It made Lily white smile. What a nice way to treat myself. I don't have to feel I am stupid each and every time I do a silly thing. Hmm... what silly things Have I done lately? She wanted to write all the silly things she and Rosy Red did all this year! So, this was a list found in her diary.

Silly Things done by Lily White

1. Today I tried to catch a bird. I ran after it as fast as I could, but the bird was much faster than me.

2. I hid under my blanket because I thought nobody could see me. Then Mum asked, “Where are you?” and I started laughing.

3. I put my shoes on the wrong feet. I walked around like that for a long time before I noticed.

4. I asked Dad where the moon goes during the day. He explained it to me, but I still think the moon might be hiding somewhere.

5. I tried to dig a hole all the way to the other side of the Earth. I stopped when my hands got tired.

6. I talked to my teddy bear for nearly an hour. He didn't say anything, but I think he was listening.

7. I put a bucket on my head and pretended I was a space explorer.

8. I ran away from a wave at the beach because I thought it was going to catch me. Then I ran back and did it again.

9. I ate something Mum told me not to eat just because I wanted to know what would happen. Nothing happened. It just tasted horrible.

10. I made a tower with all my blocks. It took me ages. Then I knocked it down in about three seconds.

11. I gave my teddy bear a new name: Sir Fluffy Thunder.

12. I wore a towel around my neck and became Super Girl. I tried to fly from the sofa. Luckily, Super Girl landed safely.

13. I asked Mum a question and then asked “Why?” about her answer. I kept asking why until she told me I was asking too many questions.

14. I played “the floor is lava” and jumped from the sofa to the chair. I almost forgot that the floor was not actually lava.

15. I made a magic potion from water, leaves, grass and some mud. It looked disgusting but I thought it was amazing.

16. I tried to stay awake all night. I told myself I wasn't tired. Then I fell asleep before I even finished talking.

17. I drew a picture of our house. It looked nothing like our house, but I told Mum it was a very special kind of house.

18. I put some random things into a box because I thought I might need them one day. I don't know what I will need them for.

19. I built a fort from bedsheets and pillows. I told everyone they needed a special password to come inside.

20. I laughed for five minutes because my brother said the word “underpants.”

21. I told Mum I would go to bed for only five minutes. Somehow, it became morning.

22. I walked backwards around the house because I thought it was fun. I bumped into a chair.

23. I tried to talk to the cat by meowing. The cat looked at me like I was crazy.

24. I put my toy in the refrigerator because I thought it might enjoy being cold. Mum found it and wasn't very impressed.

25. I stood behind a curtain and thought I was invisible. Everyone could see my feet.

26. I made myself a superhero name. Today I was Captain Sparkle.

27. I made a very serious plan to avoid eating my vegetables. Unfortunately, Mum discovered the plan.

28. I tried to teach my teddy bear how to dance. He wasn't very good at it.

29. I put a blanket over my head and walked around pretending I was a ghost. My brother screamed, and then I laughed so much I fell over.

30. I asked Dad a very important question: “If fish live in water, do they ever get thirsty?”