Election day at home
- T. Lapatutu
- Mar 15
- 2 min read
"Tomorrow is going to be a special day!" a father exclaimed to his family one Friday evening.
His three little girls and their mother were curious about what made the next day so special.
"What's happening tomorrow, Daddy?" one of the girls asked.
"Tomorrow, we're going to have an election in the house, and each of us will get to vote!" The father said as he smiled, and his daughters looked at him with excitement.
"Daddy, what's an election?" the youngest girl asked, struggling to pronounce the word correctly.
The father explained, "An election is when many people choose one person to be in charge. This is called voting. Tomorrow, we'll choose one of you to be the Time Keeper of the house, making sure we are on time for all our daily activities."
The girls looked at each other in wonder.
"Whoever wins the election will get this pink watch to help them tell the time," the father said, holding up a brand-new pink watch.
"I can do it!" one girl said, smiling. "I can also do it!" another one chimed in. "I think I can do it!" the third girl said, and their parents burst into laughter.
"Okay, each of you will tell us why you think you can be the best Time Keeper," the father said.
The first girl spoke up confidently, "I think I can be the best Time Keeper because I already know how to tell the time!" The second girl nodded thoughtfully, "I can be the best Time Keeper because I'm always the first one to wake up in the morning." The youngest girl smiled sweetly, "I think I can be the best Time Keeper because I'm kind."
The family listened attentively to each girl's presentation and then went to sleep excited for Election Day.
The next day, the father announced, "Now it's time to vote!"
He distributed small pieces of paper and pencils to each family member.
"Vote for the person you think would make the best Time Keeper," their mother reminded them.
The family members cast their votes, and then the father collected the papers to count the votes...
Who do you think will win the election and become the Time Keeper?
The End!
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Well, I believe the one who wakes up early, if she is able to work with the one who tells time we'll, or learns how to tell the time herself, will be the best time keeper. Because being able to wake up early is not something one can learn, bit a discipline one needs to acquire and that girl has it down already.
The person that knows how to read time can influence the time , The one that wakes up early can also wake up late at times, the one that is kind is in motion with time and is best for the time keeper. Time can be ruthless to our experiences and ego but it is always true and kind to our existence .
Great story! I think the daughter who can tell the time is best suited to time keeping bit should include her sister who wakes up first as deputy time keeper!
Well ..besides all the girls expressing their need to take up the role, I think I should all go back to knowing what to do and for me I think the first girl who knows how to tell the time is the right one for the win.
This is interesting because the three girls have profound reasons to be the best time keeper. I will go with the first girl because in all honesty you need to be able to tell time for you to be the best time keeper.