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!
#82 I Guess He Literally Did What I Asked And Put The Markers On Top Of The Door
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12points
#83 Asked My Son To Put His Dirty Dishes In The Dishwasher - This Is What I Get
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10points
#84 I Asked My 2 Year Old To Put His Dish In The Dishwasher....This Is What I Found. I Can't Fault Him
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10points
#86 Told The Kids If The Rabbits Played Up They Were Going In The Pot. This Is Not What I Had In Mind!!
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10points
#87 My Teenage Daughter's School Asked Her To Do Half A Page Of Writing. She Went To Send This In
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10points
#88 Not Quite What I Meant When I Was Telling My 4 Year Old About My Lab Being A Gundog But Love The Interpretation
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9points
#89 I Told One Of My Kids At Work That He Had To Write His Spelling Words In Pen, And This Is What He Thought I Meant
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8points
#90 He Was Pulling Silly Faces, So I Asked Him To Be Serious And Take A Nice Photo
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#91 I See I Should've Been More Specific When I Told E He Could Grab A Few More Rocks For His Collection
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7points
#92 Asked My 3 Year Old To Put The Pears In The Fruit Bowl
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#93 Asked My Son To Put A Letter In The Mailbox And Put The Flag Up
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#94 I Told Ethan To Put His Shorts On. I Guess I Should've Been More Specific
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4points
#95 My Son Was Annoyed With Math By This Point. He's Not A Common- Core Fan.
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#96 Copy The Sentence
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#97 Asked My Teen To Put The Pizza Box In The Bin
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#98 Made My Nephew A Maze
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#99 Pose For The Picture
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#100 Went To Get Dressed And Told My Daughter "don't Eat All The Cookies (oreos)" Came Back To These
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