8 NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO LITTLE

NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO LITTLE Ivy and Bean walked slowly back to Pancake Court. Finally, Ivy spoke. "You're right about baby sisters. They're terrible." "Big sisters are worse," said Bean. "If big ones are bad and little ones are bad, that doesn't leave much." "There's twins," Bean said. "I always wished I was a twin. Think how cool it would be, like having a friend in your house. It would be like you and me, only sisters." Ivy nodded. "But you can't get a twin. You have to be born that way." "Wouldn't it be great?" said Bean dreamily. "You could gang up on your older sister." Ivy frowned. "I don't have an older sister."

"But if you did, and you had a twin, you could gang up on her. You'd be able to play with her stuff. And for once in your life you might win an argument." Bean thought some more. "Plus, it would be fun. If you and I were twins, we'd get to play all the time and every night would be like a sleepover." "Except we wouldn't be us," said Ivy. "Because we wouldn't have our parents." Bean shrugged. "It wouldn't matter! We'd have each other!" Ivy thought about that. "Yeah. But it's too late. We're not twins." "Life isn't fair," said Bean gloomily.

But that night, Bean had an amazing idea. It was an idea that would fix Ivy's spoilment and life's unfairness at the same time. It was an idea that would make everything better. Plus it was an idea that didn't need gods or electricity or magic to work. All it needed was nature.

Here's how Bean's idea went: Kids grow. Everyone knows that. All the time, they're growing and growing. They get taller. Their feet get bigger. Even their heads grow, which is weird but true. What's covering all these growing parts? Skin, that's what! And what does that mean about skin? It's growing, too! All the time! So, let's say you wanted to be a twin. Let's say you wanted to be a twin with your friend. All you would have to do is tie yourself to her with string and wait. After a while, your skins would grow together, and you would become twins. Easy-peasy! Bean wanted to go over to Ivy's house right that minute, to tell her the amazing idea. Bean's mom said Absolutely not and It's 10 P.M. and Why aren't you asleep?

"Okay, okay," grumped Bean, as she thumped back to her room. "But don't be surprised when you have to buy more food. And maybe a bigger bed, too." Her mom looked confused. "What?" "You'll see!"

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