There are lies, lies and then there are... children!

I was watching children's songs on youtube with my 5 and a half years old niece, when a French song comes up.

BornConfuzed: Fa6oom, do they teach you French in school?

Fa6oom (nodding her head proudly): aha

BC (genuinely): They do?

F: Yes, but I forgot.

BC: How come you forgot? What did they teach you?

F: ummm Kumusta?

BC: Fa66ooom!

F: wooops! (nervous giggles). La this is not French. Ummm they taught us something but I can't remember. But the teacher asks me something in French, but I don't remember what she says, and I say Fateema bana dana (pronouncing her name with an accent, with a soft T and exaggerated Es).

BC: What?

F: Yes. Fateema bana dana.

BC (barely containing my laughter): 7abeebee, what language is this?

F: French.

BC (giving her a chance to come clean): Are you sure?

F: Yes, but you don't understand.

BC: 7abeebee, I speak French!

Fa6oom's colors change. She looks mortified. Thinks for a second and then...

F: laaa I forgot, this is not French. A teacher at school taught us this, but I don't know where she's from. But khalas she left the school. The school cancelled her (sawolha cancel). She wont come back!

I knew that children are able to lie convincingly at the age of about four and a half years, I didn't know they get this good at it, and go to such extents not to get caught!