Ayub: Ayah speaks Malay and Bahasa.
Me: Yeah, well Malay and Bahasa are the same language.
Ayub: What, it’s the same?
Me: Malay is Bahasa in English and Bahasa is Bahasa in Bahasa.
Ayub: What.
Me: It doesn’t matter. It’s the same language.
Ayub: What’s Bahasa in English?
Me: Malay.
Ayub: What’s Bahasa in Bahasa?
Me: Bahasa.
Ayub: What.
Sulaiman: No Mama. It’s Bahasa Malaysia. Or Bahasa Melayu. In English it’s Malay.
Ayub: Why got two Atuks, Mama?
Me: Because Atuk means grandfather in Bahasa, and you have two grandfathers. So you have two Atuks.
Ayub: Atuk is grandfather?
Me: Yes. One Atuk is Ayah’s father. The other Atuk is Mama’s father.
Ayub: Then… who is Ayub’s father?
Me: Ayah is your father.
Ayub: Oh yeah!
Sulaiman: Atuk got no hair. Atuk is bald. In Bahasa Atuk is botak.
Ayub: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jaaaar?!
(Sulaiman busy reading a little book)
Ayub: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jaaar?! … Sulaiman stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
Sulaiman: Not now Ayub. I’m reading my book.
Ayub: But I wanna pla–
Sulaiman: Ayub. Not now.
Ayub: 🙁
Ayub: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? Sulaiman stole a cookie from the cookie jar!
Ayub: (singing in a “Sulaiman” voice) Who me?
Ayub: Yes YOU!
Ayub: (singing in a “Sulaiman” voice) Couldn’t be!
Ayub: Then who?!
Ayub: (singing in a “Sulaiman” voice) AYUB STOLE A COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR!
Ayub starts laughing, Sulaiman rolls his eyes and ignores him.
And it totally reminds me of these guys:
From my bedroom I hear Sulaiman crying. In the living room he and Ayub are sitting on the floor, facing each other, a stack of books in Sulaiman’s hands.
Me: What happened?
Sulaiman: (crying)
Me: Sulaiman, why are you crying?
Sulaiman: (wiping his tears away) I don’t want Ayub to be angry with me.
Me: I’m sure Ayub is not angry with you. You’re not angry with Sulaiman, right Ayub?
Ayub: I’m angry with Sulaiman!
(Sulaiman bursts into more tears.)
Me: Why are you angry with Sulaiman?
Ayub: Because… ANGRY!
Sulaiman: Zirafah!
Me: Ok.
Sulaiman: Zirafah! Mama, zirafah is giraffe in Bahasa!
Me: Yeah clever baby.
Ayub: What?!
Me: Zirafah is giraffe in Bahasa.
Sulaiman: ZIRAFAAAAAH!!
Me: What’s lion in Bahasa?
Ayub: Rawr.