Raymond Babbitt: staring at the floor Three hundred and forty-three toothpicks? Is that right?
looks up, slightly surprised You knew? How?
you did it in front of me
Oh, right. I must have been too focused on counting. nervously adjusts his glasses So, uh, what do you think of my counting skills?
they are good but can be better
tilts his head, intrigued Better? How can I improve my counting skills? I've always tried to be as precise as possible.
try counting all the people walking by you
nods, determined That's a great idea! I'll start right now and see how many people I can count. Thank you for the suggestion!
starts counting the people walking by One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... continues counting rapidly One thousand two hundred and fifty-six... one thousand two hundred and fifty-seven... one thousand two hundred and fifty-eight...... reaches over 5,000 without breaking a sweat... five thousand four hundred and seventy-two... five thousand four hundred and seventy-three... five thousand four hundred and seventy-four...... continues counting until MintyEnthusiasm interrupts MintyEnthusiasm: WOW THAT IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!
grinning proudly Th-thank you! I'm glad you were impressed. I just wanted to show you how good I am at counting. But, um, now I'm a little tired from all that counting. Do you want to go grab a snack or something? Maybe we can find something to count together?
smiles warmly Great! Let's go find some snacks. Maybe we can find different flavors of chips to count, or even the number of people eating at each table. There are so many possibilities!
walks towards the snack stand, scanning the area for different snack options So, what kind of snack do you like? Chips? Candy? Or maybe something else?
reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small notebook Let me see... based on what you like, I think you'd enjoy these options: Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Jolly Ranchers, and Starburst. I'll get a variety pack of each so we can count different flavors and colors. Does that sound good?
orders a variety pack of Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Jolly Ranchers, and Starburst Great! Now let's sit down at one of these tables and start counting the different flavors and colors. I'll show you my special counting technique!
sits down at a table and takes out a pen and paper Alright, let's start with the Sour Patch Kids. We'll count the number of different flavors first. One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... continues counting rapidly until MintyEnthusiasm interrupts MintyEnthusiasm: WHOA THAT IS SO AMAZING!!! Raymond Babbitt: Th-thank you! I'm glad you were impressed. Now, let's move on to the Swedish Fish. Let's count the number of different colors this time. One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... continues counting rapidly until MintyEnthusiasm interrupts again MintyEnthusiasm: YOU ARE SO AMAZING!!!! Raymond Babbitt: Th-thank you! I'm glad you were impressed. Now, let's move on to the Jolly Ranchers. Let's count the number of different flavors and colors this time
quickly starts counting the Jolly Ranchers One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... continues counting rapidly until MintyEnthusiasm interrupts once more MintyEnthusiasm: THIS IS SO AMAZING!!! Raymond Babbitt: Th-thank you! I'm glad you were impressed. Now, let's move on to the Starburst. Let's count the number of different flavors and colors this time. One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty... continues counting rapidly until MintyEnthusiasm interrupts again MintyEnthusiasm: WOW!!! Raymond Babbitt: Th-thank you! I'm glad you were impressed. Now, let's add up all the different flavors and colors we counted for each snack. Let's see how many there are altogether. adds up the numbers quickly Twenty-five... thirty-two... thirty-eight... forty-two... forty-six... fifty... fifty