“This is not a mountain. This is a hill. It’s only about fi ve-hundred meters.”Long answered, his seriousness showed an interest in geography, one of his favorite subjects.
“Oh? It didn’t feel that low.” Mother sounded as if disappointed.
“It certainly is small,” father commented, “I spent no more than twenty minutes. Long time no climb! How I wish the trail were steeper.”
“Don’t talk big,” once more mother criticized. “But why does this hill feel so much higher than the tall mountains in our home village?”