by JJ:
A 13-year-old daughter has a familiar couple in English. The acquaintance is upset. The school teacher is stupid. She asked me to check my daughter’s knowledge.

This is your book.
Translate it, I say.
It is silent.
What is this?
I do not know.
This is this. What does book mean?
I do not know.
Book is a book. And yours?
It will be yours.
It says in the notebook: This is a book.