T: Dad? Dad: Yes dad? T: What is a century? Dad: It’s a period of 100 years. T: What’s a period? A point? Dad:Period has more that one definition, more than one meaning. It could mean a full stop – or a period or a cycle of time. T: Oh. One hundred years? Dad: Yes. T: Like 19 Century? Dad: Yes. The 19th Century. T: Is there a 30 Century? Dad:There would be a 30th Century. T: When? Dad: In a 1000 years or so. T: 995, 996, 997, 998,999, 1000? Dad:Exactly. T: Was there a 1 Century? Dad:Yes. There was a 1st Century. T: Was there a 2nd Century? Dad:If there was a 19th Century and a 1st Century, then, there must have been all those Centuries between 1 and 19. T: Oh. I knew that T: It started with 0 Century? Dad: Did it start with 0 Century? Dad: No. It started with birth of Jesus Christ. T: Oh (with excitement) baby Jesus was born in “0” Century?
Singing - “Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born"
T: Are you writing that dad? Why Are you writing that dad?
“Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere"
T: Dad? Can Jesus come to earth? Dad: I don’t think so. T: But I want him to come down to earth. Dad:I don’t think he can. T: But I want him to come down to earth. so I can see him. T: Dad? When did Jesus die? Dad: A long time ago. T: I know. How old was he? Dad:Around 33 or 34 years old. T: How did he die? Dad: He was crucified? T: What is a crucified? Dad:They puled his body up on a cross. T: When he was alive? Dad: Yes. Dad:T: Who? Dad:Soldiers of a Caesar of Roman Empire. T: Who? Dad:Some bad soldiers. T: Why soldiers? There was a war? Dad:You mean was there a war? No. Soldiers carried the orders of the Caesar. They were like the Police. T: Oh. O.K. What did he do? Dad:He did not do anything? T: But why the soldiers wanted to kill him? Dad:He wanted to help the poor people. T: Oh! T: Dad? Dad:Yes honey? T: If I was there when he died, I would be very sad. Dad: I know. T: Actually, dad! He did not die. He went to heaven. Dad:How do you know that? T: Mrs. W. told us. Dad:You remember Mrs. W. my preschool teacher. Dad: Do I remember her? Yes I do remember her. T: Sweet lady. She was really good. When A. pulled my hair one day she came and put her in timeout. She took action! Did I tell you she had the same voice as Mrs. C. does? Dad: Yes you did. T: I want to tell her that. Dad: She’s no longer with VBCC T: Oh! But I want to write her. I want to see her. Dad:I'll see what I can do. T: Where is she? Dad:She is retired now. T: What is a retired? Dad: She does not teach anymore. T: Oh. T: Dad? Dad:Yes dad? T: What is last supper? Dad:You mean “The Last Supper.” How do you know about “The Last Supper”? T: Oh. The painting. Dad:Where? T: AT the museum, remember at National Gallery of Art? T: I do remember the large oil painting. T: No. Actually it was wood. Dad: A sculpture? T: No a wood painting? Dad: Was it black lines? T: It was brown. Dad:It was a woodcut. T: Oh. O.K. Dad? What is last supper? Dad:It’s the night Jesus told his twelve disciples that one of them would betray him. T: How? Dad:One of them goes to the soldiers. Do you know what "betray" means? T: to tell on Jesus. I know betray. But, why? Why dad? Dad:I don’t know. T: What was his name? Judas. T: Dad? Can we go to National Gallery of Art? Dad: Today? It’s too cold. T: I want to go to National Gallery of Art. I want to go by metro. Dad:It’s really cold outside. T: I walk fast, dad. You said if I walk fast I warm up. Dad: Do you want to look at the paintings of “The Last Supper?” T: Actually, I want to eat chicken fingers there.
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