Junior Vocab
Understanding Blame and Responsibility
Maya: "Arjun, why did you scribble on my drawing? I worked so hard on that rangoli!"
Arjun: "I didn’t scribble! I was just coloring my diya picture."
Mayablamed again.": "But Ma will see the mess and think I did it. I’ll get
Arjun: "Last time the juice spilled and everyone blamed you, remember? It was me that time."
Maya: "Exactly! I don’t want to be blamed for every single mess in this house."
Paati: "What’s all this noise? I’m making payasam, and you two sound like pressure cookers."
Maya: "Paati, Arjun scribbled, but you’ll blame me, like always."
Arjun: "Wait… I didn’t do this scribble. Look, there’s green crayon here. I only use blue today."
Maya: "Oh. You’re right. My green crayon is on the floor… maybe I dropped it and it rolled on the paper."
Paati: "So no one scribbled on purpose? The paper just got messy by accident?"
Arjun: "Yeah. Maya, I thought you blamed me too fast."
Maya: "I did. I blamed you because I was angry, not because I was sure."
Paati: "When we blame someone, we’re saying it’s their fault. We must be careful with that, kanna."
Mayablamed.": "Sorry, Arjun. Next time I’ll look properly before anyone gets
Arjun: "Okay. And I’ll say it was me if I really did it, so you don’t get blamed instead."
Paatiblamed!": "Good. Now come, official rangoli protectors — help me carry this payasam before the floor gets