Extra II. Vacation to a Stable

"Whoa!" Cayden sighed as he placed his tiny hand against the window pane on the right side of the car. His sparkling eyes were busy focusing on one by one the grass-eating animals at the side of the road.

A few moments later, the three-year-old toddler looked back. With eyebrows raised to the max, he pressed the tip of his index finger against the glass.

“Look at them, Mom! They are exactly like the ones in the story. Horses really like to play in the big grass field. They must be having fun before they head back to the stables.”

Hearing the excited chatter, Gabriella smiled and stroked her son's hair. "Are you happy?"

"Of course," Cayden answered with a firm nod. “There are a lot of horses here. They are more than ten!”

Surprised, the man sitting in the front seat suddenly turned to look at his nephew. “Hey, Little Prince. Since when have you been able to count to ten?”

Unexpectedly, the toddler shook his head. "Not ten, Uncle, but twelve."