The other lady had these bright jignly things and she dangled them and shook them and Eric wondered what they were. He thought he should know. He wanted to touch them, surely then he’d know what they were. He wanted her to give them. “Bababagaaadooo!” he babbled at her. Had he said the right thing? He wasn’t sure. What had he said? He couldn’t think of any words. They were there he was sure, but just out of reach, like the pretty spinny things above him. He reached out his hands and squealed more.
