My co-worker recently had to bring her 4-year old daughter to work (day care emergency). She set up the kid in the lunch room with coloring books, crayons, DVD's, a sleeping bag for a nap, etc.
LUNCHTIME, IN THE OFFICE LUNCH ROOM:
ME: Hi there. (because I'm not going to miss my lunch, even if I have to eat it with a 4-year old.)
KID: Hi. (coloring a picture of a rabbit in her coloring book) I'm going to tell you a story.
ME: OK.
KID (colors some more, looks at her stuffed rabbit toy sitting on the table nearby): Once there was a bunny who didn't want to go to bunny school. (colors some more of the rabbit picture)
SILENCE
ME, AFTER A MINUTE: Then what happened?
KID: That's all. It was a short story.
