[John is reading Tales of Robin Hood to the girls]

“… He stepped up to address the crowd and silence fell. When they stood silence back up again, he said in a loud voice…”

[Oh, the fun he adds to make sure they’re paying attention!]

“… and what do you call it when there’s only one?”
– Mama, reviewing some basics from previous grammar lessons

“Singular!”
– Emily, smiling because she got an easy question

“And what do you call it when there’s more than one?”
– Mama, expecting another quick answer to another easy question

“… Doubular?”
– Amanda, knowing that’s not quite it, but completely unable to think of the right word

“Mama, the brownies have sunk in the middle since you took them out of the oven! Poor little things. Maybe they’re tired. Maybe we should eat them?”
— Emily, who has had a one-track mind ever since the brownies went into the oven