Tragikid

I've written about this kid before - so from now on I will call him "Tragikid." He's the little guy that I teach that has the saddest little face - and comes up with some of the best one-liners. Too bad he doesn't know he's being so comic... and it would be comic if his face wasn't so tragic!

Today I told him to go and get a new "Picture Dictionary" (a book the kids write sentences in and illustrate themselves) because his old one had run out. He didn't get up and I could hear him saying in a sad voice, "Oh no. I don't know what to do. What should I do?"

After a while, I figured out he was too shy to go to the lady at the desk and ask for a new one. One of the girls said, "Tragikid is too shy." And Tragikid responds (in a despondent voice) "Yes, I'm a weak, weak boy."

I can't help but laugh. He probably doesn't even really know the meaning of what he was saying, but oh was it comic! Imagine a 7 year old saying this!