Count · C-O-U-N-T

Eggs waited. Boasting waited louder. Spike chose count first.

COUNT, said Spike. C-O-U-N-T. Five letters. Finger pointing.

Suzy sounded: Kuh. Ow. Nn. Tee. Count!

Count means look once per thing — not hope, not hurry.

Pavlova approved equal pointing like a fluffy auditor.

Adventure Cap wanted a shout-number. Thinking Cap habit said spell count, then touch each egg.

Little Thunder declined to be counted as poultry with dignity.

Spell C-O-U-N-T when you share toys or pack a bag.

I’m not a quitter, Suzy said — and count is how not quitting stays honest.

Letters remind. Paws finish the tally.

Farm literacy loves a true total.

C-O-U-N-T. One touch each.