Fueling the Fire

My three-year-old granddaughter was trying to roast a marshmallow for the first time.

Her first two attempts ended in flames. Both times, I took the scorched marshmallow and threw it into the fire. The third time, I helped her a lot more, and together we achieved a perfectly toasty golden brown. Once it was cool, I handed her the marshmallow, which she promptly threw into the fire. No one had told her she was supposed to eat it.