Math story · Working dogs
Difference of Seventy Eggs

Seventy eggs rested like a quiet morning census.
Twenty-six packed for market. How many left?
Suzy said forty-four. Not forty-five for a famous leftover.
Seventy minus twenty-six equals forty-four. Checked once.
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.
Kids: seventy counters, remove twenty-six. Count what remains once.
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.
Seventy − twenty-six = forty-four.
Seventy − twenty-six = forty-four.