Having dealt with the treasure, Ferdinand found himself idle once more. Every day, he took little Ferdinand everywhere with him, even when handling official business.
The little fellow was very attached to Ferdinand and wanted to be held whenever he saw him. He would also launch surprise attacks from time to time—peeing all over him, or wiping his drool on Ferdinand's clothes—but Ferdinand never showed the slightest impatience.
Especially not long ago, when little Ferdinand started talking. The first thing he said was "Pee-pee!" Yet Ferdinand shamelessly decided it meant "Daddy." Children's pronunciation was inaccurate—it was perfectly understandable!
The father-and-son bond made the two mistresses of the household deeply jealous. They even divided up baby-care time between themselves, doing their utmost to teach little Ferdinand how to speak.
But Ferdinand's good mood did not last long. He had confirmed that the little fellow's first words had not been "Daddy," but "Pee-pee"!
Because whenever the little fellow opened his mouth, it was either to pee or to poop! It left him utterly embarrassed. His earlier showboating had been a complete failure, and he had thoroughly lost face before the two ladies of the house!
Ferdinand had already decided that once the little fellow was a bit older, he would let him properly experience what aristocratic education was.
The educational traditions of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary Family were something he could still find in the original owner's memories even now!
"Training through the three hottest days of summer, training through the three coldest days of winter." Even that saying was not enough to describe what he had gone through!
In Ferdinand's memories, he had begun receiving aristocratic training when he was very, very young. First came language and writing, noble etiquette; when he was a little older, military training began, along with music, art,