Usually kids aren't familiar with the full scope of language (metaphors, allusions, and so-on), meaning when an adult tells one to "keep an eye on the ball", he might as well try to put his eye on the ball.
To illustrate that, Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious images of kids taking instructions too literally. From training dogs by showing them YouTube videos, to dressing up for a literary adventure, these little fellows were just trying their best to follow instructions.
Have you witnessed something similar yourself? Upload your pics below and don't forget to vote for your favorites!
#61 When I Asked My On The Spectrum, Very Literal, 7 Year Old Son To Bring Me The DVD 24. I Thought I Clarified That I Meant The Show...
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#62 Asked My Niece To Put These In The Bathroom. Guess I Should've Been More Specific
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#63 Genius Kid
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#64 Hard Water
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#66 Asked The 5Yo To Put The Dog Lead In The Front Door Of The Car. Sort Of Right
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#67 This Is What Happened When I Asked The 1Yo To Get In Front Of The Tree So I Could Take A Picture. Should've Been More Specific I Guess
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#68 I Should've Been More Specific When I Asked My Son To Put Water In His Dinner Bowl When He Was Done Eating
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#69 Asked My 8yo To Put His Shoes Outside The Door. Always The Loophole With This One
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#70 Me To My 3 Year Old Son: "when You Use Tissue Throw It In The Toilet"
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#71 Asked My Two-year-old To Clean The Table While I Did The Dishes... Found Her Like This.
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#72 When Mason Came To Me And Said He'd Bit His Tongue, I Probably Shouldn't Have Said "Oh No, We May Need To Chop It Off!"
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#73 Asked The Kids To Move The Dissected Train Track/Mess Out Of The Living Room. Not Really What I Meant...
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#74 I Told My One Year Old Son He Could Sit With Me And Put His Water In The Same Spot As Daddy's Drink. Technically, He's Not Wrong
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#76 My Son Was Asked To Get Some Recycling For Junk Modelling And This Is What He Did
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#79 Really?! I Told Them To Gather The Trash And The Laundry. Guess I Should Be More Specific As To What To Do Next
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#80 I Asked My 11 Year Old To Put Two Trays Of Ice Cubes In The Cooler Meaning Empty Them In. She Took Me Literally
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