Math story · Paddock pups
Sheep Clusters of Fifteen

The lane held forty-five sheep like soft clouds on legs.
Spike wanted groups of fifteen. How many groups?
Forty-five shared by fifteen is three. Three neat groups. Not four by magic.
Suzy counted group one, two, and three — fifteen each. 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: forty-five counters in bags of fifteen — three bags.
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.
Forty-five ÷ fifteen = three groups.
Forty-five ÷ fifteen = three groups.