The other day Keira and I were watching a cooking show filmed in India. So there were lots of shots of crowded markets and lovely tropical vistas. There were also, understandably, a few shots of untethered cattle roaming the streets.
Keira: Why are they letting the cows walk around in the city?
Me: Because in India cows are sacred.
Keira: What?
Me: They’re considered Gods by some people*.
Keira: What’s a God?
Oh, sweet Lord, help me.
Me: A God is something that some people consider to be very important.
Keira processed this for a few seconds.
Keira: But cows aren’t important!!?
I don’t think she realises yet where her taco mincemeat comes from…and that’s a conversation probably not long off, either.
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*Further research of mine has showed that this isn’t correct, but since I am honestly reproducing the conversation, I let it through here.
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The questions, the questions. They sure can come up with them. THEY”RE ONLY 4!!!!! I’m woefully unprepared.
Oh, yes, the scrumptious grilled meaty goodness of those bovines are so very important
With onion jam, salad and garlic… OH them cows are next to Gods on my bbq
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