My daughter had a homework
assignment to do.
Brainstorm a BIG list of all the words you can think of that represent Australia.
She started off strong…
Melbourne, Victoria, koala, wombat, footy, meat pie, kangaroo, southern cross, sydney opera house, Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, boomerang…
the list went on and on… until we started faltering, scratching our heads and wondering what to put next. Suddenly my darling girl said:
“I know! Santa!”
We all looked at her…Santa??
“Isn’t he Australian?” she asked, “Oh no silly me-” she said slapping palm to forehead,
“He’s not Australian, he’s North Pole-ian.”