Rowan: "Poppa, why do the make wars?"
Poppa: (pause) "That's a great question Row."
Rowan: "I don't like wars because people get killed."
Poppa: (pause) "Yes."
Rowan: "Why do they do that?"
Poppa: "You know when you and Khona want the same hippo stuffy."
Rowan: "Yess."
Poppa: "That's why."
Rowan: "What are other reasons?"
Poppa: "Well, sometimes, people fight over bigger things, like houses."
Rowan: "Can't they just get married?"
Poppa: (pause) "Yes."
Rowan: "What else?"
Poppa: "Sometimes, it's over bigger things like rivers or lakes."
Rowan: "Can't they just get in the same boat, and get along?"
Poppa: (pause) "Yes."
Rowan: "There are other ways to do it then wars. Right Poppa?"
Poppa: "Yes, Row. Yes there are."
That is the most amazing conversation.
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