Grade 1 Parting

Overheard as I was getting to the station after work today.  Two little girls, looking about grade 1.  Their respective parents didn't say anything while the girls chatted.  I didn't get it all - they were not quite waist-high, with hats on - but here are the perks.

Girl 1 (R): I don't know which one we get out at.
Girl 2 (L): Is it Central?
R: It might be.  Or it might be at City and Roma St Station.
L: Oh.
R: Which platform do you go to?
L: Platform 4.
R: Oh.  We got to platform 1.
L: Oh, okay. ... Bye, R!
R [calling out]: Bye, L!  ... I'll miss you!!
R's mum [gently]: Don't call out so loudly, R.
R: But I just wanted to say goodbye.  I don't get to see her until tomorrow.

Made me smile.

Accent

Teaching a girl in grade 1, whose maternal grandparents are Greek, we came across an accent (>).

Me: This is what we call an accent.  Do you know what an accent is?
Girl [looking at me oddly, raised eyebrow]: Ummm, yeah...
Me: Oh good - what is it? [As soon as I finished that sentence I could see where her brain was going with this but couldn't do anything to stop it]
Girl [in all seriousness, with appropriate hand gestures]: It's-a when you talk-a like-a thisss....a...

Both her mum and I lost it.  Eventually, we calmed down enough to explain this other type of accent.