Keeping It Simple At Storytime

Graham opened his duck book and asked me to read to him.

I read from the page: "A game of tag, some hide-and-seek. Count to ten - watch out, don't peek!"

"What are the ducks saying?" he asked.

I considered the question for a moment and realized that he wasn't simply asking me to read the lines again.

"They're counting to 10," I replied. "1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10."

Then I went for extra credit.

"Maybe they're Spanish ducks," I added. "Uno. Dos. Tres. Cuatro. Cinco. Seis. Siete. Ocho. Nueve. Diez."

Graham smiled and said, "I think they're saying 'Quack. Quack. Quack.'"

Touche.