Conversations with Ananya

My seven year old niece over here is a bundle of laughs. 

Here's a few samples: 

20 questions: 

I explained the concept of the game 20 questions to her and she was quite fascinated. We tried our hand at it, and she had a little trouble figuring out the logic in the beginning. Certain questions would follow certain others, such as -

A: Is it a boy?

Y: No! 

A: So is it a girl?

Y: Err...yeah...

Or

A: Is it a boy?

Y: No!

A: Does he have a mustache?

Y: Err...no...

Or

A: Is it a really famous movie star?

Y: Yes!!

A: Is he related to us?

Y: Err...no...

Or

A: Is he above 20 years old?

Y: Yes!

A: But is he above 10 years old?

Y: Err...Yes?!

On the other hand, there were also the usual signs of a 7 year old's impatience, like: 

A: Is it a boy?

Y: Yes!

A: Is he Indian?

Y: Yes!

A: Is he in movies?

Y: Yes!

A: Is he above 30?

Y: Yes!

A: WHO is this person?

Y: ....You have to guess...

And the final straw, when she just can't wait for the answer

A: Is it Madonna?

Y: No! That's thirteen questions. You have seven more tries. 

A: Is it Madonna?

Y: NO

A: Is it Madonna?

Y: FIFTEEN.

A: Madonna?

Y: SIXTEEN. STOP IT. 

A: So is it Madonna?

You get the picture, right?