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John and Barbara's Story
"Idon’tbelieveI’lleverunderstandGrown-ups.Theyallseemsostupid.AndevenJaneandMichaelarestupidsometimes."
"Um,"agreedBarbara,thoughtfullypullingoffhersocksandputtingthemonagain.
"Forinstance,"Johnwenton,"theydon’tunderstandasinglethingwesay.But,worsethanthat,theydon’tunderstandwhatotherthingssay.Why,onlylastMondayIheardJaneremarkthatshewishedsheknewwhatlanguagetheWindspoke."
"Iknow,"saidBarbara."It’sastonishing.AndMichaelalwaysinsists—haven’tyouheardhim?—thattheStarlingsays’Wee-TWe—ee—ee!’HeseemsnottoknowthattheStarlingsaysnothingofthekind,butspeaksexactlythesamelanguageaswedo.Ofcourse,onedoesn’texpectMotherandFathertoknowaboutit—theydon’tknowanything,thoughtheyaresuchdarlings—butyou’dthinkJaneandMichaelwould—"
"Theydidonce,"saidMaryPoppins,foldinguponeofJane’snightgowns.
"What?"saidJohnandBarbaratogetherinverysurprisedvoices."Really?YoumeantheyunderstoodtheStarlingandtheWindand—"
"Andwhatthetreessayandthelanguageofthesunlightandthestars—ofcoursetheydid!Once,"saidMaryPoppins.
"But—buthowisitthatthey’veforgottenitall?"saidJohn,wrinklinguphisforeheadandtryingtounderstand.
"Aha!"saidtheStarlingknowingly,lookingupfromtheremainsofhisbiscuit."Wouldn’tyouliketoknow?"
"Becausethey’vegrownolder,"explainedMaryPoppins."Barbara,putonyoursocksatonce,please."
"That’sasillyreason,"saidJohn,lookingsternlyather.
