Math story · Little boots
Area of the Seed Shed

Seed shed floor seventeen by thirteen.
Seventeen times thirteen — how many squares?
Suzy worked it soft: two hundred twenty-one. Not a magic bigger number.
Suzy checked once more so the count stayed honest.
Adventure Cap wanted a magic bigger number. Care said stop at the honest total.
Thinking Cap habit: plan, count once, check. Cap does not invent by magic.
Pavlova supervised like a fluffy accountant and added zero by staring.
Little Thunder declined commentary with mahogany dignity — farm bull stillness only.
Kids: a 17-by-13 grid — two hundred twenty-one squares. Count once, then check.
Farm maths is a promise living things can trust.
Tools remind. Soft landings still happen.
Suzy spelled S-U-Z-Y once for joy, then back to the numbers.
Seventeen × thirteen = two hundred twenty-one.
Seventeen × thirteen = two hundred twenty-one.