A stop over

Solar system is so fascinating. I have many many questions about planets, gravity and Sun. I just can't get a grasp of how Earth and other planets are just floating in space and also moving in an orbit.

Here are a few questions I always ask when we start reading about solar system.

Why isn't Earth falling because of gravity?
Which other planets do humans live in?
Isn't there any living being on other planets? Really? Why?

pAdukA - vera planet pona jolly-a irukkum ila ma? (woundn't it be fun to go to other planets, ammA?)

ammA - enda planet? (which planet?)

pAdukA - Saturn or the dwarf planet pluto.

ammA - yen? (why?)

pAdukA - Saturn azhagA irukku. enakku Pluto pidikkum (Saturn looks beautiful and I like Pluto)

ammA - avalavu dooram laam poga mudiyaadhu innum (We cannot travel so long right now)

pAdukA - rocket la kudavA (even with rocket?)

ammA - yes

pAdukA - appo Mars or Jupiter la stop pannittu Saturn polaam. apparam Neptune la stop panni Pluto kku polaam dhaane? (Then we can stop at Mars/Jupiter and go to Saturn and later stop in Neptune and reach Pluto, right?)

ammA - ???!!!

Will she understand?

We just got down from the bus from airport. ammA walked carrying Madhura who was sleeping and was dragging a suitcase and a bag while holding my hand. I do not know what came upon her when she decided to stop at a store to buy veggies, milk etc.. Once in the store Madhura woke up but refused to walk and insisted on being carried. With a added bag, ammA carried madhurA. I tried my best to make her walk and also offered to carry her. My little sister was very adamant arrgghh... She was such a trouble for ammA till we came back home.

I decided to talk to her and explain what she did was wrong.  I thought it will be a good time to tell madhurA about why she was a trouble while eating our favourite food (noodles:)

pAdukA - noodles pidichirkA? (Do you like your noodles?)
madhurA - cheese ikku (There is cheese)
madhurA - nanna ikku (It's good)
pAdukA - ammA nanna panna (ammA has made it well)
madhurA nods
pAdukA - appo nee yen ammA va paduthina thookku nnu? (then why did you trouble ammA to carry you?)
madhurA - ila naan paduthala. (I did not trouble her)
pAdukA - poi vera sollarayA? (Are you lying too?)
pAdukA - ammA eppadi potti, bag thookindu onna thooka mudiyum? (How can ammA lift box, bags and you?)
madhurA - ammA, pAdukA bad girl-a pesaraa (ammA pAdukA is speaking like a bad girl)
pAdukA - naan bad girl ila nee dhan. oru naal nee big girl aanaparam amma aavai. appo onnoda paappa onna thukku thukku sonna eppadi irukkum. appadi dhaan ammA kku ippo irukku. bad girl! (I am not a bad girl, you are. You will grow up to be a big girl and become a mother. Think about how you will feel when your baby will trouble you to carry her. That is how ammA is feeling right now. Bad girl!)

madhurA - nee dhaan bad girl ( you are a bad girl!)

Will my sister ever understand??