Lila pulled on her yellow boots. She stood by the gate. The farm felt warm and the sky was bright blue.

Mama held Lila’s hand. "Today, let's play a counting game," Mama said. "We will try to count all the way to twenty."

Lila nodded. "Count to twenty," she repeated.

But a small worry popped up. Lila could count to ten easily. After ten, the numbers felt big and mixed up. Her tummy felt a little wiggly.

"I can't," she whispered.

Mama crouched down to look in Lila's eyes. "You can. We will use our eyes to look. We will use our fingers to point. We will go slow."

They walked through the gate. Lila saw a big red barn.

"First stop," Mama said. "Let's count the baby chicks."

Near the straw, fluffy yellow chicks peeped. They ran around like little dots.

Lila pointed a finger. "One, two, three."

But the chicks moved fast! One chick hid behind a bucket. Another chick bumped into its brother.

Lila frowned. "I lost count."

Mama smiled gently. "Counting moving things is hard. Let's try again."

Lila tried one more time. "One, two, three, four... five?"