Story Niva 2

      Every morning Niva usually sat in the flower pots outside the kitchen window to listen to them talking at breakfast. She liked to start the day off with some human observation. As Niva settled in under a pale purple petunia plant she heard Josaphine say to her husband who was already eating, “Bob, would you go wake the boys, please,” as she was setting their places at the breakfast table. Just then however it became apparent that they wouldn't need waking up as they came running down the stairs arguing.

      “You stole my sock,” claimed Joe rather loudly.

      “It's my sock. It has a D on the bottom; you know, for Devin,” his brother Devin retorted.

      “Yah, only because you wrote it there after you stole it,” came Joe's reply.

      “Boys, it is just a sock. Chill out,” their mom interrupted. “Now sit down and eat, or you'll be late for school.”

      Niva thought that Josaphine was nice and sensible. The boys usually always found something to argue about, and Niva hoped some day they would learn to get along. She'd never had a sibling, but thought it would be nicer to have one for a friend than a foe.

      “Well, I have to get to work. You boys behave at school,” Bob said as he kissed his wife, waved to his sons, and walked out to his fields. Niva decided to follow him today instead of staying at the house with Josaphine or following the boys to school. She had already seen Josaphine do plenty of cooking, laundry, mending, and cleaning. Niva liked to stay at the house if Josaphine was planning to have any visitors or her reading club, but she hadn't heard her mention any appointments for today. The boys did learn pretty interesting stuff at school, but today she was more curious about what Bob would do in the fields beyond the backyard.