Second Portion

"Mmmm~!" She hums contentedly, enjoying the flavor of her meal for several moments before reaching out for her cup of juice and guzzling it greedily.

She devours that bowl of food in record time, leaving barely a crumb behind, and then downs the rest of her drink in a mighty gulp.

"...! Wanna hear you sing again! Again! Sing for me, auntie!" The young girl insists while slamming her cup back on the tabletop and sparkling up at me.

"Hmmm...only one song per serving." I click my tongue. "Go ask the nice lady for another serving of oats and fruit, and if you eat it, I'll sing you it one more time. Deal?"

"Deal!"

The energetic child announces without hesitation as she scrambles down from the table with a single leap and dashes off eagerly to speak to the nearest adult running the mess tent without waiting around for me to change my mind or reconsider.