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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 16:31:33 GMT -5
"I do believe that is why I offered to help you." He smiles to her, pushing up his glasses.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 16:34:37 GMT -5
Nym poked her tongue out at him.
"So where do we start?" She asked.
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 16:40:00 GMT -5
"Alright let us start with something simple what is fourteen added to six?" He asks opening a book.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 16:43:43 GMT -5
Nym looked blank then started to count on her fingers.
"Ummm twenty?" She asked, a crease on her forehead.
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 16:48:48 GMT -5
"Yes, good! However let me try and say it, in a way it may come clearer." William thinks. "Id you need to climb up a set of twin towers, if you climb up 11 of the first then climb up 13 more how many ledges did you climb overall?" He asks.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 16:55:49 GMT -5
"Alot of ledges." Nym muttered.
She took a while to answer again. "Twenty two.... no... three!"
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 16:58:17 GMT -5
"Close twenty four, alright lets try something else." He takes out a piece of paper, and draws four apples with the number four and then he draws seven apples with the number seven. "How about this." he asks.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 17:01:40 GMT -5
"Alot of circles on a page?" She asked, looking up at him.
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 17:02:48 GMT -5
"How many all together?" he asks her.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 17:05:20 GMT -5
"Eleven?" She tried.
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 17:06:52 GMT -5
"Yes!, good!" He smiles to her. "Alright we will try a few more times for tonight."
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 17:09:41 GMT -5
"William... what do you know on other things?" Nym asked. "Like... how do the colours get on the wings of butterflies?"
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 17:12:52 GMT -5
"Yes, well in a way. They are naturally born with them." He explains.
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Post by Viea Greyjoy on Aug 5, 2012 17:20:56 GMT -5
"But they start as caterpillars... dont they?" Nym looked confused.
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Post by William Mallister on Aug 5, 2012 17:22:42 GMT -5
"Yes, and after a few months they find a safe place on a tree or somewhere where no one can get them and they form a cocoon a protective shell and after a few months again they come out as butterflies." He smiles.
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