"Hey!" I said. "Who are you calling an old lady, Jonah and Ben?"
Jonah giggled, but Ben looked confused. He and I had never been introduced, but earlier I had chatted with his parents at length. "How do you know my name?" he demanded.
"Oh, I'm so old I know everything," I told him.
"No one knows everything!" he assured me.
"I'll prove it," I said. "Your name is Ben. You're seven years old. You're in first grade, but not for long... Wednesday is your last day of school."
"Did you hear me talking, or something?" he guessed.
"No," I answered, "but I also know you don't have any brothers or sisters, but you do have a puppy named Biscuit, and before you got him? His name was Richard."
He frowned. "How old are you, really, anyway?"
Jonah giggled, but Ben looked confused. He and I had never been introduced, but earlier I had chatted with his parents at length. "How do you know my name?" he demanded.
"Oh, I'm so old I know everything," I told him.
"No one knows everything!" he assured me.
"I'll prove it," I said. "Your name is Ben. You're seven years old. You're in first grade, but not for long... Wednesday is your last day of school."
"Did you hear me talking, or something?" he guessed.
"No," I answered, "but I also know you don't have any brothers or sisters, but you do have a puppy named Biscuit, and before you got him? His name was Richard."
He frowned. "How old are you, really, anyway?"
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