All the fishies live in there

"What's that, Mommy?" the toddler asked while on a walk one afternoon.

"A fire hydrant," I said. "It has lots of water inside. If something catches on fire, the fire fighters come in their red trucks, hook their hoses up right there, and then they can squirt water on the fire."

"Can we open it?" she asked.

"No, it's too tricky. Only the fire fighters can open it."

"But how are we gonna' get the fishies out?"

I explained that while fish do live in the water, they don't live in every bit of water.

Still, every time we pass one while walking or in the car, she'll point and shout, "A fire fighter hydrant! Over there! Let's get the fishies out!"


~RCH~