Early the next morning, Forest ran into Cedric and Sophia's bedroom, climbed up onto the bed, and began jumping on it.

"Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy!" he shouted.

"What is it, Forest?" Cedric groaned, not bothering to sit up.

"Did Mommy have the baby yet?" Forest asked. "Do I get my little brother for my birthday?"

"Forest!" Sophia shouted, laughing.

"It doesn't work that way, Forest," Cedric said, yawning.

"When will I get my little brother?" Forest asked.

"In nine months," Sophia said.

"Nine months?" Forest asked. "How long is that?"

"Until March," Cedric replied.

"How come I gotta wait so long?" Forest asked.

"Because that's how long it takes for the baby to grow in Mommy's tummy," Cedric said.

"Is the baby in Mommy's tummy right now?"

"Yep."

Forest was quiet for a moment. He looked over at Sophia, and then tapped Cedric's shoulder.

"Daddy?" he asked.

"Yes, Forest?" Cedric said, sleepily.

"How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?"

"Sophia, it's for you."

And with that, Cedric rolled over and went back to sleep. Of course, Forest wasn't satisfied. He turned towards Sophia, and tapped her shoulder.

"Mommy?" he asked. "How did the baby get in your tummy?"

"Forest, it's too early," Sophia said. "Go back to bed."

Forest got down off the bed, and went back into his room. Later in the morning, he went down to Cyril's office. Cyril was going over contracts and things when he walked in. Forest went over to his grandfather, and climbed up on his lap.

"Hi, Gampa," he said.

"What is it, Forest?" Cyril asked, not even looking at his grandson. "I've got a million things to do today."

"Daddy said the new baby is growing in Mommy's tummy," Forest said.

"Yes?"

"Do you know how the baby got into Mommy's tummy?"

Cyril swallowed his cigar just then. He couldn't believe the words that had just come out of his grandson's mouth. How in the world was Cyril supposed to explain something like this to a three-year-old?! Of course, since Cyril went and swallowed his cigar, he had somewhat of a coughing fit. Forest jumped off his lap, and just watched.

"Go ask the Pigs!" Cyril shouted, while hacking. Forest shrugged, and left his grandfather's office. He found the Pigs in the kitchen. He knew their names, and he knew their voices, but he could not tell one Pig from the other by looking at them.

"Lloyd!" he shouted. This is what he always did when they were all in the room. That way, he'd know he'd get the right Pig.

"Yeah, Forest?" Lloyd asked, as he and his brothers looked over at Forest.

"You know Mommy's having a baby, right?"

"Yep. We sure do."

"How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?" Lloyd was a little taken aback at that. He wasn't sure how to answer.

"Uhh, well, gee, Forest, uhh . . . ." he stammered. "Uhh, you want to handle this, Floyd?"

"Oh, uhh, gee . . . ." Floyd said. "I mean . . . . uhh . . . . Boyd, you want to field this one?"

"Go ask your mom," Boyd said, and he and his brothers ran off before Forest could say anything.

Forest was starting to get a little frustrated. Later in the day, Cedric took him to the Raccoondominium. They gave Ralph and Melissa the good news.

"Mommy's gonna have a baby!" Forest shouted the minute he got inside.

"I know, Bert told us," Ralph said. "He ran into your mommy at Willow's yesterday."

"Isn't that exciting, Forest?" Melissa asked. "You're going to get a little brother or sister."

"Yeah, I'm gonna get a little brother!" Forest shouted, clapping his hands.

"Do you already know it's a boy, Cedric?" Bert asked.

"No, but Forest wants a brother," Cedric said. "And not a sister. Actually, most Sneers are born boys. I don't think any of them ever had a girl. All the women in the Sneer family are usually related by marriage. Pop said it's like a tradition. And if the new baby's a boy, the tradition lives on."

"What happens if it's a girl?" Bert asked.

"Pop might keel over and have a heart attack," Cedric said with a shrug.

"Uncle Bert, can I ask you something?" Forest asked.

"Sure, little buddy," Bert said. "You can ask me anything you want."

"How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?"

Bert went pale all of a sudden. He knew kids asked that question at some point in their lives, but Bert had never been asked that question himself, and he didn't know how to answer it.

"Uhh, well . . . ." he said. "Go ask your dad."

"I already did."

"Then go ask your mom."

"I did that, too."

"Then go ask your grandpa."

"I did and he swallowed his cigar."

"Then go ask Uncle Ralph!"

And with that, Bert beat a hasty retreat outside. Forest then turned to Ralph. Ralph had heard Forest's question, and he cleared his throat.

"Well, Forest," he said. "See, it all starts when a man and a woman meet, and then they fall in love, and then they get married. Then after they're married, they start to make babies."

"How do they make the babies?" Forest asked.

"Errrrmmmm . . . . ." Ralph said, thinking it over. "Go ask Auntie Melissa!"

"Thanks a lot, Ralph," Melissa said, sarcastically. "Listen, Forest. I'll tell you some other time, okay?"

Forest groaned, and he and Cedric left the Raccoondominium. While they were walking down the road, they ran into Lisa and Bentley.

"Hi, Cedric," Lisa said. "Congratulations, by the way. Sophia told me and Bert the news yesterday."

"Thanks," Cedric said.

"Auntie Lisa?" Forest asked. "Do you and Uncle Bentley know how the baby got in Mommy's tummy?"

"Well, see, first there's this egg in the mom's stomach," Bentley said. "And then there's this tadpole thing inside the dad, and then the dad and the mom get together and . . . ."

"Bentley!" Lisa shouted, swatting her brother in the arm. "You can't tell a three-year-old that!"

"But that's how it's done, isn't it?" Bentley asked.

"No!" Lisa shouted. Then she knelt down to Forest's level. "Listen Forest, I don't think you should be asking that now. Wait until you're a little older, and then we'll tell you how it works."

Forest groaned again. He and Cedric went on their way to deliver the news. There was only one more person left to see, and that was Schaeffer.

"Hi, Schaeffer," Cedric said.

"Hi, Cedric," Schaeffer replied. "Hi, Forest. How's everything going?"

"Good," Cedric said.

"Mommy's gonna have a baby, Uncle Schaeffer," Forest said. "I'm gonna have a little brother in nine months! Daddy said that's how long it takes the baby to grow in Mommy's tummy."

"You seem excited about it."

"Yeah. Uncle Schaeffer, can I ask you something?"

"What is it, Forest?"

"I asked everybody, and everybody told me to ask someone else. I don't think they know, and I hope you know. How did the baby get in Mommy's tummy?"

Cedric groaned, and took off his glasses. It was obvious Forest was not going to give this up until he got a straight answer. Schaeffer thought this over carefully, sat down, and pulled Forest into his lap.

"It's like this, Forest," he said. "When a man and a woman really love each other . . . . ."

Schaeffer explained the entire process to Forest, without making it seem too disgusting, or too technical for it to go over his head. Forest listened intently. He asked various questions on the subject, and Schaeffer gave him the answers he was looking for.

"Thanks, Uncle Schaeffer," Forest said, jumping off Schaeffer's lap.

"You're welcome," Schaeffer replied. "But you shouldn't be asking questions like that all over town. You're a little young to know about this subject."

"Okay," Forest said. Cedric breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks, Schaeffer," he said. "I owe you one. I had no idea how to explain it to him!"

"It's no problem Cedric."

"One thing I'm curious about. How'd you know so much about the subject?"

"You know my kids, Julie and Tommy? Well, that's exactly what their dad told them when they asked about it."

Cedric nodded, and then went back to the Sneer mansion with Forest, glad at least someone explained it all to Forest before he could start asking the entire town how the baby got in his mommy's tummy.