Oh, what a cute story. Reminds me of when I invented the 'shopping cart' feature for the then newly exploding world of e-commerce. The children were gathered around the hearth waiting to hear about how my 'day at the office' went. Chuckle. Day at the office. Nothing but lattes and buckets of shrimp these days.
Anyway. I was telling them that most people actually had to buy their own clothes and food and necessities themselves. (How do you explain to a 5 yr. old that not every child has a Miss Penelope to fend for them?)
So, as the story unfolded, my little Genevieve said, "Mommy, when you say shopping cart, do you mean like the homeless people we see on the way to the airport when we go to Caan?" Isn't that adorable? The homeless people. That one has certainly learned philanthrophy.
"Yes, my little darling." Now, all those busy, busy people who don't have time to buy clothes and milk can simply go on their computers and plunk an item into a virtual shopping cart. It's like having their own Miss Penelope."
Well, the children and I laughed and laughed and then Miss Penelope tucked them in while John and I sat in the aviary and discussed the vines.
Tah. Must run. Kiss, kiss.