”Yes, mum! What is it? Are we going anywhere?” I asked with childish innocence.
”We are not going anywhere! Instead, we’ve got to do something very important. Tell me,” she said looking into my eyes and placing a warm arm around my shoulders, ”you know where our cat has hidden the kittens, don’t you?”
”I do!” I cried out excitedly. ”She had them a couple of days ago in our haystack! There are six of them!” I went on, happy to oblige and pleased that my mum was taking an interest in something of little, if any, importance to her, but extremely significant for me.
”Right, right!” my mum interrupted. ”Where did you say they were?” she asked again standing up and heading to the haystack I had mentioned about.
”They are over there, in the haystack!” I answered pointing at it.
”Well done! N
