A Little Fun

  "And he says, 'Now, let's go tackle the sandcastle and give it a big hug!'"

  "Good idea!"

  "No, don't do that! You'll squish all the people in the sandcastle!"

  "It will be fine. We aren't going to destroy anything."

  "Yes you will!"

  "No we won't!"

  "Yes!"

  "No!"

  Suddenly, the sandcastle find itself as piles of dust. An unwanted force stomps it feet into it, sending material into the air along with screaming.

  "Hey! That's not fair!"

  The young boy stares at the pair of girls holding their strange toys. He sees the little boy next to them. "Is this any fun for you?"

  "Yeah! Especially when I get to play with this doll!" The little boy holds up a figure of an old man painted haphazardly with dull orange paint.

  "Oh... alright. Whatever. Just don't play all day with these two. We have plans after lunch!"

  "Yeah, yeah." The little boy looks over and sighs. "I'm sorry he came around. Can we start over?" The two girls smile and nod. They all use their magic to rebuild the castle and set all of the people back in place. "Okay, let's try this again." The little boy clears his throat. "The president gets up on his stage and say, 'My fellow Americans-' "