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Mommy, what's one thousand plus one thousand?

Mommy smiles, and asks in return:

What's one child plus one child?

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That's easy, Two! Riley says immediately.

Two what? Two candies?

No way! Riley laughs, Two children!

And one dog plus one dog? Mom

continues.

Two, that's easy too!

Two ducks?

No… one dog plus one dog – that's two

dogs!

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Very nice, Mom says.

One pacifier plus one pacifier?

Two pacifiers.

Exactly! Says Mom, and smiles.

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And… one elephant plus one elephant?

Two elephants!

One titan plus one titan?

What's a titan, Mommy?

Does it matter, Riley?

Hmm… two titans?

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Exactly!

One balloon's string plus one balloon's

string?

Two strings for two balloons?

Maybe, and maybe two strings for one

balloon!

And what's one window plus one window?

Easy, that's two windows!

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One beach ball

plus one beach ball?

Two beaches balls!

Oops…

Two beach balls…!

One puppy plus one puppy?

Two puppies!

They're so cute...

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One painter drawing a drawing plus one

painter drawing a drawing?...

Two painters drawing two drawings!

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One eye plus one eye?

Two eyes!

One smile plus one smile?

Two smiles!

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One flower plus one flower?

Two flowers.

One thousand plus

one thousand?

Two thousand!

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Mom stopped, smiled, looked at Riley and

said:

Right you are! – And how much is two

thousand and two thousand?...

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