Suitable Adjectives.

Background story: While I was in May's house last night, her cousin, 10-year-old Johannah, asked me to help her with her chinese homework. She was suppose to describe an animal in a form of poetry. She chose bird as her subject, and I gave her one example:

"鸟儿是纯真的小孩， 在天空自由自在。 "

Now, let me clarify that the purpose of showing you the example I gave Hannah is not meant for me to boast. After all, it's a 10-year-old's homework. Furthermore, I'm not the type that would blow my own horn, but I could, I would... Anyway, it's for reference for you lah, basically. So you know what's going on. The idea is to describe the animal using a characteristic of another subject. Ok let's get back to the story.

I wanted to help Hannah think on her own, so I asked her several questions.

Joash: You have to describe the bird, Hannah... Now, is the bird funny?

Johannah: Don't know.

Joash: Is the bird handsome?

Johannah: Don't know.

Joash: Is the bird stupid?

Johannah: Of course stupid lah... the bird didn't go to school also...

Joash: (bursts out laughing)

Johannah: All animals stupid one mah, cause they don't go to school.

Joash: (laughs somemore)

I tried to give more clues to help her.

Joash: Ok, who sits beside you in class? What's her name?

Johannah: But it's a boy...

Joash: Ok, then tell me his name...

Johannah: Chinese or English name?

Joash: Whichever lah... not important.

Johannah: you tell me lah, Chinese or English...

Joash: ok ok, give me his Chinese name.

Johannah: 张志强。

Joash: 志强 got do homework or not?

Johannah: Got.

Joash: Everyday got pass up homework?

Johannah: Got.

Joash: So can we say that he's hardworking?

Johannah: (nods head in agreement)

Joash: Ah, can we also say that the bird is hardworking?

Johannah: But birds don't have homework also...

Joash: (bursts out laughing)

Just before I left, I said thank you to Hannah...

Joash: Thank you for making me laugh ar, Hannah...

Johannah: Why you say thank you to me?

Joash: Cause you made me laugh mah...

Johannah: I got make you laugh meh?

Joash: Just now you didn't see me laugh meh?

Johannah: Why you laugh?

Joash: ( =_" walks away immediately)