A Native Teacher's conversation with three of her students

"CARLRLRLRLRLRMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNAAAAAAA!" Scream from across the playground.  Carmen Teacher stops to wait as three girls come running at her, pony tails flapping behind them, "Calmena, Calmena." One girl screeches as they reach their teacher.

One girl, Sarab, hits the chanting girl, Hyun Su, "Ya!" (Roughly translated to "hey you!") "Calmena Teacher."

Hyun Su: Sorry, Carmen Teacher, sorry. Teacher, sit down pleasuh.

Carmen Teacher (after allowing herself to be pulled down to the grass): How are you?

Hyun Su: Oh Teacher, I ANGRY! (The other girls nod in agreement.)

Carmen Teacher: Why are you angry?

Sarab: Oh Teacher! (large sigh) Today, oh today (really animated and excited), we go to Everlandah!  (amusement park) But Teacher! It rained!

Carmen Teacher: Oh no! That's too bad!

Sumin (the quiet one) points to her shoes and makes motions of being cold: Teacher! Teacher! Rainy! Shoezuh! Cold!

All girls scream with frustration and excitement from the day.

Carmen Teacher: Your shoes got wet and you were cold?

Sumin: Yes Teacher! Cold!

Hyun Su: Teacher! I angry! We no ride roller coaster! We no ride ummm...fun? We no Haunted Mansion! Rain! And Thunder! Why, Teacher, WHY!?!

Sarab: Calmen Teacher! We Haunted Mansion went, but Sooooooooo many people! Line (throwing arms wide).

Carmen Teacher: The line was long.

Sarab: Yessuh! Carmen Teacher, today we happy! Today we go to Everland and then it rain! dtk dtk dtk (rain sound) and then thunder kukuku (thunder sound) and we (making motions of brushing off water--Carmen Teacher cuts in "were wet") no (strange motion--Carmen says "umbrella") Yessuh! And no raincoat! WE angry! Then we eat lunchee at two thirty o'clock...

Sumin hits Sarab: Ya! [Korean Korean Korean Korean] two thirty o'clock no! two thirty, Crazy.

Sarab: Sorry Teacher, two thirty, we eat lunchee. Three o'clock we all meet. Rain stop. But we three O'clock meet, but we go home.

Collective scream of anger.

Carmen Teacher: Oh that is too bad. I am sorry it rained. And now it is sunny. But you did not have to study today.

Hyun Su: But Teacher, I angry. Ok Teacher, you go now. Bye bye!

They all force Carmen Teacher up and push her on her way home.