Daivik was excited to see the well preserved complete skeleton of the super-large Dinosaurs at the Berlin Natural History Museum. As a souvenir we brought a replica Dino that could open and close its jaws at the pull of a trigger.
And that was how Daivik ended up becoming the all powerful 'Dino-master', who could command the Dino to eat up things or people that did not obey his wishes. Like the tram that did not stop when he signaled for it. Or the Dad that did not turn on the games in the computer.
When he insisted on having more gummy bears, I played the Dino game and told him that there are no more gummy bears in the supermarket because a Dino walked into the shop and ate them all up. It was acceptable to have a Dino under his command, but when I told him about its appetite for gummy bears, he grew skeptical. "But there are no Dinos any more", he said, not very confidently. "Where are they", I asked and he replied, "they are all gone, they are all dead". What followed was interesting, it would have made Darwin proud. "How did they die?", I asked. He thought for a moment and said, "They got old and died. And there were no more Dinos left". That made sense, but I told him, "But what happened to the baby Dino's then. There are also kinder Dinos. They will grow up and become big again". This idea was new to him. He thought about it seriously. After some intense moments, he declared boldly, "Actually, there are two types of Dinos. One with wings and one without. The one without wings got wings and they became birds. That is why we see many birds now and no Dinos".
And that was how Daivik ended up becoming the all powerful 'Dino-master', who could command the Dino to eat up things or people that did not obey his wishes. Like the tram that did not stop when he signaled for it. Or the Dad that did not turn on the games in the computer.
When he insisted on having more gummy bears, I played the Dino game and told him that there are no more gummy bears in the supermarket because a Dino walked into the shop and ate them all up. It was acceptable to have a Dino under his command, but when I told him about its appetite for gummy bears, he grew skeptical. "But there are no Dinos any more", he said, not very confidently. "Where are they", I asked and he replied, "they are all gone, they are all dead". What followed was interesting, it would have made Darwin proud. "How did they die?", I asked. He thought for a moment and said, "They got old and died. And there were no more Dinos left". That made sense, but I told him, "But what happened to the baby Dino's then. There are also kinder Dinos. They will grow up and become big again". This idea was new to him. He thought about it seriously. After some intense moments, he declared boldly, "Actually, there are two types of Dinos. One with wings and one without. The one without wings got wings and they became birds. That is why we see many birds now and no Dinos".
Cool! Congrats Daivik! it sounds like a couple of years more and ur ready for a PhD :)
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