This is exactly what a kindergarten teacher heard from some children.
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1: When a few children found out that a boy likes a certain girl and
made him the object of their their teasing.
The five year old boy said,
"How can you not love a pretty girl like that?"
Nowadays, it seems I have forgotten how to be so forthright.
I envy the way children have no such misgivings.
In a negative context though, such candour can be considered rude.
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2: A five year old girl asked a boy, "How much do you like me?"
(This must be an annoying question for men.)
Then, the boy said,
"If I don't say I like you, I'll be buried in that feeling,
and it will be overflowing from my mouth."
What on earth makes children say such romantic things?
Or when did I lose a lovely mind like that? Sooo cute!! XD
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3: A five year old girl asked the teacher, "How can I become an adult?"
Hmm... maybe when you are 20 years old. "
(When a person reaches 20 years of age, they are considered to be an adult in Japan.)
A boy hearing to them said,
"Maybe then you'll feel you want to be a child."
Children can be philosophical.
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The teacher hesitated for a moment thinking that it might be a trick question,
but in the end he did as she asked.
"I like you. I like you. I like you......"
(We have a trick question that makes someone says something ten times in Japan.)
Then, the girl said only
"thank you ヾ(*´∀`)ﾉ☆"
with a big smile and walked away.
There was no tick.
I'm not saying I want to do the same thing as she did,
but I wish I could act in an honest way like children do.
