9-year-old's comeback to her bully leaves schoolmates in a fit of giggles

One clever remark by a nine-year-old girl was all it took to shut down a school bully.

In a post on Mumsnet, a woman shared her adopted daughter's ordeal in school and how she defended herself.

A “horrible and nasty” fellow schoolmate was targeting her little girl for being “quirky”.

She described her daughter as a kind and empathetic human. The woman also expressed her sadness for what her child has to endure.

In the post she said: "I told her what I thought might be a good way to quieten the bullies and today my 9 year old loudly replied to one 'I'm sorry, did you MEAN to be so rude?!'"

Her response had the other children bursting with laughter and the bully walked away.

Her witty comeback had people on the popular parent networking site cheering her on.

One user wrote: "What a wee hero! She sounds ace!"

"Brilliant! Your daughter sounds wonderful, I hope she always keeps that great attitude," another wrote.