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What makes the urgency of the child’s demand seem logical?

On being said that dinner will be served in some time, the boy refuses to wait. He also gives the logic of not being hungry after five minutes. This makes the father believe that the boy is at least learning and trying to give logic. So the mother starts laughing and is ready to serve food.


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