Welcome to the ‘Pledge for Naivety’ series, where I’ll be sharing my drawings from childhood with you. If my childhood had coincided with a time of war, the opportunity to experience and cherish naivety may never have been possible.
(this is a little songtekst i wrote yesterday) The Girl is tripping The girl was nine, she wanted to ice-skate with her friend Kees. But she was too wild, always tripping over things and then again she was tripping. The girl was allowed to skate The girl did not listen and the ice broke. mother said you broke the ice and now have pneumonia because you were disobedient. And because of that the girl is tripping that Kees is disobedient.
I was 9 years | Kees is disobedient | 1981-10-7
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Girl looking outside and thinking: Kees is allowed on the ice, but not me. I think it is not fair. I wil ask my mother again.
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Girl thinking to herself: maybe it will work, or maybe not. AUW !
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Girl: Mama Mama, auw auw!
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Girl: Auw Meeeee Bebeb illie.
Mother: I am coming darling
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Mother: Is it still hurting?
Girl: No it is ok.
Mother: I put bandage on it.
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Mother: I will keep you company.
Girl: Mam, can I go ice-skating with Kees?
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Mother: No child, but you may go outsite, but not ice-skating, do you hear me?
Girl: Yes mother, but Kees is allowed to skate.
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Mother: That’s up to Kees’ mother. And you’re not allowed to ice-skate.
Girl thinking to herself: But I’m going to ice-skate anyway, but where are my skates?
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Maybe in the attic or maybe in my room..
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Mother: But dress warmly.
Girl: Yes mother.
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Girl: yea, I have found them. They were in the attic after all.
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Girl: HI! I come ice-skating.
Kees: O yes! very much fun.
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Girl: Help!
Kees: I will get your mother
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Girl: HELP!
Mother: Naughty child you were disobedient
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Mother: And there you have it!
Girl: Snif
Mother: … Now you have a pneumonia
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