Tejas loves nature

My kutty Tejas is such a nature lover. He blends himself with nature whenever we go on short trips. Couple of weeks back we had gone to Erode. Our destination was Vallaeswara temple by the river cauvery. What a scenic place. Tejas and I headed to take bath in the river and we spotted a lot of snails on the way. Tejas happily kept counting the snails... after a full 2-3hours bath, reluctantly tejas and I headed towards the temple. This time the snails were missing. Teju asked me "Amma where are the snails" I said..."it is afternoon na they would have gone home for a nap" he gave me a jocular look and said "Ammmma, what are you saying, snails carry their home in the back ma" I was awestruck by his instant reply.... I guess he is showing signs of intelligence which I don't think I ever had as a 3 year old child.... well even as an adult I guess :)