In any other circumstances this charming childish doodle would have been stuck to the fridge by a proud parent.
Unfortunately, however, this four-year-old artist decided to test his budding talents on his father's passport while on a family trip to South Korea.
The Chinese national is now stuck in the country after border officials failed to be impressed by his young son's creative addition of people, animals, and a beard - all daubed in black felt tip - to the passport.
It is understood that the problem arose when the man tried to board his plane back to China with the rest of his party.
Authorities have now told the father - known only as Chen - that it is likely he won’t be able to travel home with his son, and the rest of his family.
The picture was originally posted on social networking site Weibo by the man, alongside a plea for help as to how he would be able to get home, Shanghaiist reports.
The drawing appears to include a cat, flowers and a few people like characters.
The young artist has also drawn a beard and added some additional hair, sprouting from his father's face.
KEY VOCABULARY
- doodle-->draw
- budding-->developing
- fridge-->refrigerator
- daubed-->covered
- felt tip-->marker
- plea-->appeal
- sprouting-->growing
CONVERSATION QUESTIONS
| What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘passport’? | |
| Do you like your passport? Is it easy to get a passport in your country? What are the dangers to passports? Do you ever get nervous going through passport control at airports or border crossings? | |
| Are there many stamps and visas in your passport? How much is a passport in your country? Do you think they should be free? | |
| Would you worry if you lost your passport while overseas? | |
| If you could have an additional passport from another country, what would it be? | |
| Is the passport from your country more or less useful than passports from other countries? | |
| Do you like your passport photo? | |
| What do you think passports will be like in the future? | |
| What do you do to keep your passport safe in other countries? | |
| Should we change the name of passports? We rarely travel through ports nowadays. Have you ever had a problem in the airport? |
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