slams a hand down on the table.
" SHARPEN THE SPIKES. CHEW THE SAND AND GULP. "
[ big guy, no, come on. leave the kid alone. he'll eat when he's hungry. ]
plops down beside her.
one large hand poking at the pages.
" PRETTY LADY RECITES SQUIGGLE WORMS? "
[ that's not how you ask someone to read to you, big guy. ]