It is cold outside. You ought to go in.

Why are you on this porch?

It is not safe.

There are other porches. Do you find me too much of a tomboy? I do long to do boy things. Like that game the boys play at the stump. They put their backs to the woods, and see how long they can wait before getting scared. That's so exciting. I understand you hold the record. It will never be broken, they say.

It's just children's games.

How is it you are brave when all the rest of us shake in our boots?

I do not worry about what will happen, only what needs to be done.