Original Fiction: Anatomy Lesson (Challenge #46: Anatomy)

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Title: 'Anatomy Lesson'
Fandom: Original
Characters/Pairings: Original
Word Count: 200
Rating: G
Summary: "Daddy, why do those cows have those big horns?"


"Daddy, why do those cows have those big horns?"

I looked out the window, to see what had caught Sallie's attention. A herd of longhorns was idly grazing in the field that we were driving past.

"That's so they can move their eggs," I improvised. There was a resigned groan from the passenger's seat; my wife, Melina, having to sit through another of my yarns.

"Really," Sallie asked, sounding convinced and curious.

"Sure. When it rains, they don't want the eggs to get wet, or they'll float away and get lost. Because, then, when the babies hatched, they would be lonely without their mommies and daddies. So the cows use those great, big horns to roll their eggs to higher ground."

"Ohh." She seemed satisfied with my explanation, and went back to playing with her favorite Barbie doll.

"If that's how you handle bovine anatomy," Melina muttered to me, "then I'm not sure I want to be there when you tell her where human babies come from!"

"You think I'll ad-lib something ridiculous for the old birds-and-the-bees talk," I asked her, amused.

She gave me a good-natured glare. "I wouldn't put it past you."