Page 46 of Hiding From Laughter

No.

Mine.

Hmm.

No.

Good boy.

Big ’wards.

Share.

“You look like you have a tummy ache.” Mynaughty man frowned as he dumped all my special toys in the tub. “Is sharingthat painful?”

Yes.

Bigbigpainful.

“Such a drama queen.” My naughty man said dramabut his smile said happy. “I’m glad you like your toys.”

Mine.

But I could share with my naughty man.

“The gorilla? Thank you.” My naughty mankissed my head. “These float in the tub. That’s why they’re so strange looking.What do you think about us getting other toys so we could make a zoo while wewatch cartoons?”

Oh.

Big zoo?

Hmm?

I showed my naughty man my elephant.

“Yes. We’d make sure it had elephants.” Hepicked up the gorilla that was going up and down in the bubbles. “And differentkinds of apes and kangaroos. None of these animals are in the same part of theworld.”

My naughty man frowned at the tiger.

“I really don’t think these species arefrom the same place either.” My naughty man got thinky. “We’re going to needenough enclosures to make a zoo that has everyone in the right spots.”

My naughty man was silly.

Worry over Ashton.

Worry over tubs.

Worry over tigers.

“Zoos separate everyone into their ownareas to make it seem more immersive. We’ll have to do the same.” My naughtyman liked to plan. “I’ll do some research and see which sets are the best.”

Best toys for the best boy.

I was a good boy.

Good boys got good rewards.

Hmm.

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