Sa Mata ng mga Bata

There is this show in ABC 5 (Kiddie Kwela) where Bayani Agbayani asks 3- to 5-year-old children innocent questions and children, well, answer them. (This is somewhat similar to the foreign show Kids Say the Darndest Things.) In this week’s episode, Bayani asks Maritoni, a 4-year-old girl, what kind of house she wants for herself. Maritoni said “malaking bahay”(big house). The follow-up question and her answer is what this post would be about: Sinong nakatira sa maliit na bahay, at sinong nakatira sa malaking bahay? (Who lives in a small house and a big house?)

Let me first share my siblings answer to this question. X Sister said those who live in a small house are those who can’t afford a big house; those who live in a big house are the rich ones. X Brother has an almost similar answer. My answer was that those who live in a small house are those who are already contented with having a small house; those who live in a big house are the ones who are insecure in their lives such that they need to show off their worth by having these material stuff. Of course I am not really 100% convinced with my answer. Hehehe.

Do you know how Maritoni answered this question?

Ang nakatira po sa maliit na bahay ay mga Barbie; ang sa malaking bahay, mga tao.

Wow… the answer reminded me of The Little Prince… The little child saw an elephant inside the boa’s stomach; the adults saw a hat…