"Mark, have you ever watched Shaun the Sheep?" Charlotte asked, as expected.
Mark raised his brows in puzzlement as Charlotte started to explain. "It's Shaun the Sheep that I saw on the street. The kids can sit on it and rock it up and down."
He could vaguely remember something like that. So h e nodded. "What about it then?"
"You will be Shaun the Sheep, lying on the ground. I ride on your back, and you will rock up and down."
Mark's expression stiffened. He had no words.
"You have got to keep your word. Otherwise, you will b e a liar, and I will never play games with you again." Her callow voice sounded serious.
Could he still retract his words when things had come to such a pass?
His face darkened as he got down on all fours. Charlotte ran up to Summer with excitement." Mommy! Coins! I want to insert coins!"
The corners of her mouth turned upward as Summer found a one-dollar coin and gave it to Charlotte.
Charlotte climbed onto Mark's back and was ready to
insert that coin into his mouth.
Mark's face darkened even more. He refused to let that coin go into his mouth, telling Charlotte the coin was dirty and he would get sick from it.
But Charlotte was quick-witted, telling Mark that if he was afraid of getting sick, she would insert the coin in his ear, which would be much safer.
She was still not too happy with it after doing that. She held on to his neck. "Mark, music."
"What music?"
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