Cat-astrophes

My most recent addition to the classroom is a gorgeous little Russian girl with not a word of English. Coincidentily, I did 2 years of Russian at university - so we can *somewhat* communicate and come to some sort of understanding...however she happens to be the only Russian speaker at the school (though we have students from so many different countries - there are generally at least a group from each) and since most students come from Middle Eastern and African countries they have never heard a language quite like it.

She has become a star. They are all intrigued by what she has to say. (Though now Afghani children are running around pulling their scarves closer to their heads and shouting 'Babushka')

During one lesson she was dancing behind me babbling in Russian, and I have to admit I didn't hear much...until a little Sudanese girl came running up to me...
"Miss!!!! MISS! She swore at you! She called you a b*tch" (how kids at 5&6 know these words I don't know)

"Pardon?" I asked the little one in Russian what she said.
"pich"
"SEEEEE!!! She said an 'f-word'!!!"

The poor little thing was asking me for a drink.

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