Teaching a child who knew nothing at all how to go about daily life was an exhausting, painstaking task, but sometimes it was also full of fun. Innocent, simple children were never bound by the word "common sense," and the things they did could be both laughable and strangely novel. Well, actually, I was just trying to comfort myself and prove that spending several days in utter chaos with that stupid crow had not been quite so terrifying.
Back when Little Crow was still a bird, Anweina had tried to teach her everyone's names. But perhaps her personality and intelligence had not caught up yet, because the little thing memorized them all in a complete mess. Now she had finally learned every family member's name and addressed them in her own way: Anweina was Mom, I was Master, Kenser was Uncle, Yiersen was Brother, and everyone else, regardless of age, was Sister. From Sandora all the way down to Ding Dang, there were no exceptions. At first, we couldn't figure out why the little thing addressed everyone this way, but Xiao Xue eventually couldn't resist revealing the answer ahead of time: if there were too many forms of address, the bird wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
That morning, Anweina happily told me some good news: Mediva had finally remembered that she needed to get dressed before going outside. After getting up this time, she had even put on her sweater by herself. Of course, she had also tied herself up in it, but it was still remarkable progress. The odds of the stupid bird running outside naked had dropped considerably. Next, Anweina wanted to teach Mediva to brush her teeth and wash her face. I thought Little Ghost was being a little too hasty. For a bird that