Daddy had gone for a run and told Lian to stay put, but he really should have known better than that, especially when she could smell pancakes. He could probably figure out where she was by following the pancakes, though.

"Hi!" she said to the lady who was cooking pancakes. "I'm Lian and I'm five." There, now they weren't strangers any more. "Can I have some pancakes?" What did we say, Lian? "Please?"