"Mommy, where is my daddy?" asked little Helen while walking hand in hand with her mother. The mother froze a that question, she knew she was going to ask sooner or later,but sh expected her to be older, not three.
"Well" she began as they both seated on a bench in the park. An artificial park, she remind herself. "I'll tell you when you are older..." she said dismissively
"But Mommy!" she began to pout "almost everyone here has a mommy and a daddy, why I don't have a daddy?" she asked stubbornly.
How could Norma respond to the tyke questions, how to tell her the harsh truth to a sweet girl like her? But then Norma had an idea.
"Helen, do you know the Story of the Kingdom of Seuss?" asked with an omniscient voice, perfect for storytelling
"No, mommy" she said as her eyes opened at the possibility of a tale. Norma sat her in front of her and as she began to speak other kids sat next to Helen to hear the story.
"It all started long long time ago..." she began
"Can it be not so long ago?" asked a kid with black straight hair
"Don't interrupt my mommy, Carl" said Helen gesturing her mom to continue
"It all started long long LONG time ago..."