Math story · Paddock pups
Half of Eighty Eggs

Eighty eggs waited in two quiet piles that wanted names.
Half for each basket. What is half of eighty?
Half of eighty is forty. Not forty-one because one looked lonely.
Suzy counted forty and forty — eighty total. 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: eighty counters split in half — forty each.
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.
Half of eighty = forty.
Half of eighty = forty.