Sweet as Sugar

"And what laid the egg that made the first dinosaur?" asked Melly.

Mu went quiet.

Melly giggled. "That's why it's a trick question. No one knows how life started out, whether in animal or egg form."

Mu smiled. "You're so smart Melly"

"Nah, that's an old trick question," replied Melly. "If I was really smart I would know the answer."

Mu giggled again.

"Oh, what starts life on four legs, then goes to two legs, and then goes to three?" asked Melly.

"Man." Mu smiled. "Teddy told me that one"

"Okay, what is happening to everything and everyone all the time?" asked Melly.

"Um..." Mu blinked. "Living?"

"Close," said Melly. "Getting older."

"Oh!" Mu chirped.

"What's black and white and red all over?" asked Melly

"A red panda" Mu grinned.

Melly laughed. "Yeah, or a embarrassed zebra. Or a newspaper."

"Or a skunk with a sunburn!" Mu laughed

"Or a black and white cat that got into ketchup," added Melly.

"Jokes are funny" Mu smiled

"They wouldn't be jokes if they weren't," Melly answered. "Or at least not good ones. Though these are more tricks than jokes."

Mu giggled again

"Do you know about April Fool's Day?" asked Melly.

"Yes" Mu suddenly frowned. "I don't like it. The cirque members get mean"

"Really? How so?" asked Melly.

"Someone oiled the highwire" Mu stated

Melly frowned. "That's not how it's supposed to work. You try to trick somebody into believing something fake, and then you say 'April Fools!'. You don't pull dangerous pranks like that."