8 Days

Student: "Hey, That kid celebrates eight days. What kind of special is he?" (said while pointing to a peer at the next table over.)

I have to chuckle when a five year old says to me "Hey!" as their opener to a sentence.  Further, it cracks me up that this late in the year a student is still referring to a peer as "that kid" because they haven't committed the peer's name to memory.

I am sure the look on my face was crinkled up as I processed what I was being asked for a minute.  I answer, "Do you mean Jewish?"

Student:  "Yeah, and I know what the Jewish star looks like."

Me: I nod to acknowledge that we had success in deciphering what the student was referring to when asking "What kind of special is he?"

Student: "Look at me."

Me: (I look over)

Student: Making wildly large gestures with his hands he is pointing up and down and sideways and going on and on about triangles.  (This is his explanation and visual representation of a Star of David I assume)

Student: "Plus you know what else?  I only celebrate one."

Me: "One what?"

Student: "One day.  He does eight and I only do one."

(I assume he is just now coming to grips with his religion and only celebrating one winter holiday, Christmas, and his friend has somehow managed to find a loophole in religion that allows for eight days of celebrations. (a.k.a. - 8 days of presents)