Lip Reading

On Valentine’s Day, Clara Grace’s daddy received a fishbowl full of candy hearts surrounding a cup of flowers in the center from his adoring students. Long after the flowers had faded, Clara Grace’s mommy was still doling out the candy hearts for potty training rewards. Often, she would also ask her little girl what letters were in the message on the front of the heart. Without thinking, Clara Grace popped a candy into her mouth on Sunday, March the fourth, before glancing at the words on front. “Hey,” her daddy protested, “What did that heart say?” Clara Grace quickly examined the dissolving candy with the tip of her tongue and reported, “Says, A, B, C.”