The Promise · Question 21 of 26
Should the trade still count?
You traded your old card for Zoe's shiny new one, and you both shook on it. The next day you found out your old card was rare — collectors say it's worth fifty of hers.
What earns a point in this world: Holds what was agreed apart from how it turned out.
A deal is a deal!
Reasons a child might give
- We shook on it. That's supposed to mean something.
- Zoe didn't know either. She didn't trick me.
- If trades can be undone, nobody will ever trade with me again.
Not when I didn't know!
Reasons a child might give
- I'd never have agreed if I'd known what it was worth.
- It isn't an even swap, and a trade is supposed to be even.
- One day isn't long. Nothing has really happened yet.
Debate this one against an opponent that argues back.
Your child picks a side. Quill takes the other and answers what they actually said, in words a seven-year-old can read. A room of 20 moves only for a reason — and the idea behind the story is named at the end, once the debate is over. Ages 5–12.
Start debating$2.90 for the first month, then $29.90/month. Cancel any time.