This is a Suite-Life version of my story on FictionPress(dot)com. Only I replaced the characters and the way they speak.
Bailey: So now I'm gonna teach you the concept of addition.
London: Okay, just start right away so we'll finish sooner.
Bailey: One plus one is equal to two.
London: Oh really? Why?
Bailey: London look, if you have one apple and I give you another one, then you'll have two apples.
London: If I refuse to take the apple from you, does it mean that addition will be not true?
Bailey: But you have to accept the apple in this example.
London: Why?
Bailey: 'Kay I see I need to give another example to explain this to you. Now imagine there's a box in front of you; I put one apple into the box, and later I put another one into it, so the box contains two apples.
London: But the box doesn't contain two apples before you put in any.
Bailey: I mean the box contains two apples after I put in the apples.
London: But if there're rats in the box, the first apple will be eaten up before the second apple is put in.
Bailey: There is no rat in the box.
London: If the box got holes...
Bailey: No hole. We assume the situation's under a perfect condition.
London: So then addition only true under perfect conditions?
Bailey: No doubt there.
London: But when I have one pile of sand, then I pour another pile of sand onto it, I still get one pile of sand!
Bailey: But the amount increases.
London: Huh? What's the connection with addition?
Bailey: The addition between the amount of sand in the first pile with the amount in the second pile is equal to the amount of the sand after they are poured together.
London: I'm confused! In the case of the apples, you're adding up the number of apples, but in the case of the sand pile, you're adding up the amount of sand; why is it they're not treated the same?
Bailey: Because mathematics does not deal with cases involving 'piles'.
London: But then if I have one pile of sand and I take another pile but don't pour them together, your addition's still true, so why do you say mathematics doesn't deal with 'piles'?
Bailey: That's how addition works!
London: What is 'addition'?
Bailey: I just told you!
London: Nah, you're giving me the examples of addition, not the meaning.
Bailey: I gave you the examples so that you can understand!
London: What is 'understand'?
Bailey: I'm not sure!
London: Gasp! How can you use a word that you don't know?
Bailey: $ % & #..!
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