There I was, happily playing in the bathtub, when Grandma started to drain the water. “Wait!” I called. “Not yet.” She reassured me that none of my toys was small enough to wash down the drain.

My toy boat started bobbing near the spiral of water. I heard a voice shouting, “Ahoy matey!” It was the ducky captain of my boat. “The water is draining and it’s draining fast. What are you going to do?” the captain quacked.

The choice was mine, so I…