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My little grandson, Cody, couldn't reach the bunch of bananas on the cupboard. "Can I have a banana, Grandma?" he asked.

"May I have a banana," I corrected

"Yes, you can, Grandma," he replied, "but I asked first."
—Elinor Filice, Niagara Falls, New York

My Spanish teacher in college told us about an American youth group that came to her church in Lima, Peru. Apparently, they didn't know Spanish, so they simply added "o" to the end of English words and hoped they turned out right. One American girl was being teased by the pastor of the church. Feeling embarrassed, she opted to use "embarrassado," not knowing it means "pregnant." So the church was understandably startled when this teen girl got up to say, "I am very embarrassado, and it's all the pastor's fault!"
—Kimberly Rae, Norwalk, Ohio

A few years ago, in my mid-twenties, I decided to get my nose pierced. Later that year, I began teaching Sunday school to 4- and 5-year-olds. I was the only adult in our church with a nose ring, so sometimes it drew funny looks from the children. One Sunday, a sweet and gentle little boy looked intently at me and said, "Miss Allison, sometimes bulls have rings in their noses, too."
—Allison Lee, Orlando, Florida

One Sunday morning at my church, a woman and her small son were sitting in the pew in front of me. When the collection plate was being passed, the boy seemed especially interested. When his mother put in her offering envelope, he suddenly grabbed a dollar, waved it around, and loudly announced, "Mommy, Mommy, now we can go buy ice cream!"
—Ruth Burke, San Simon, Arizona

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