“My Mommy Has Been Sleeping for Three Days”—A Six-Year-Old Arrived at the Hospital With Newborn Twins in a Wheelbarrow

Clara came down from the porch and showed her.

They worked until Chloe lost interest and went to look for a toy she had left on the steps.

Clara did not tell her she should finish because she had begun.

The task was not hers to complete at any cost.

Later, Clara wheeled the remaining things back and put the tool beside the house.

Chloe was inside telling a visitor about the flowers.

“She let me use it,” the child said.