Out of the mouths of babes

MY FRIEND took her fiveyear-old granddaughter to a garden centre, where the little girl requested a gimmicky toy costing £10. My friend said that she hadn’t got £10. ‘Haven’t you got a card?’ asked her granddaughter. ‘Mummy always uses a card.’ ‘No, I haven’t,’ replied my friend and told the little girl to get into the car. A few moments later, she asked: ‘What is all that sulking for?’ Her granddaughter replied: ‘Because this has been the worst day of my life.’ What an attitude!

J. Quaddelli, Tamworth, Staffs.