So yesterday I picked Maddie, our 4 yr old, up from school. On the way home, I asked her what all she learned to which she told me that they learned the Zaccheus story. To reinforce their learning, I try to rehash the story (usually she knows the story better than I do!!!). We got all the way through the story up to the part where this exchange takes place:
Dad: So Zaccheus was too short to see over the other people?
Mad: Yep.
Dad: So what did Zaccheus do?
Mad: He climbed a tree so he could see.
Dad: Do you remember what kind of tree?
Mad: It was a maple tree silly Dada.
Dad: Well, it was actually a sycamore tree. Did Zaccheus get to see Jesus?
Mad: Yep - when Jesus walked by on the street.
Dad: Then what happened?
Mad: Jesus saw him up in the tree.
Dad: Did Jesus say anything to Zaccheus?
Mad: Yep. He said Zaccheus come down from there.
Dad: Why did he tell Zaccheus to come down?
Mad: BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS TO CLIMB IN TREES....
I busted a gut...