Math story · Paddock pups
Half of Seventy-Two Berries

Seventy-two berries sat in a bowl.
Half for the pups' treat share — how many is half?
Half of seventy-two is thirty-six. Not forty by hope.
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: split 72 into two equal piles.
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 seventy-two = thirty-six.
Half of seventy-two = thirty-six.