The Wonder

This fall Eli has been trying to teach Theo to read. Just the other night he was using the ketchup bottle as his teaching tool. Theo seemed to be making the barest hint of progress. Eli looked over at me, sighed and said, “Oh Mom, isn’t it just a wonder how the whole world just opens up to you once you learn to read?” I agreed. Later, when they had moved out of the kitchen I took a close look at the ketchup bottle. Sadly, no secrets of the world were revealed to me. Maybe tomorrow I should try the mustard container.