Math story · Paddock pups
Half of Sixty-Four Eggs

Sixty-four eggs glowed in the morning trays.
Half to the cool room, said Spike. What is half of sixty-four?
Half of sixty-four is thirty-two. Not thirty-three by hope.
Suzy split the trays: thirty-two and thirty-two. Level.
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: sixty-four blocks. Split into two equal piles of thirty-two.
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 sixty-four = thirty-two.
Half of sixty-four = thirty-two.