“The Tongue isn’t wet”

O is a big fan of crocs and keens: no laces. They are easy to get on and off and you can wear them almost year round in the south!
He’s recently started wearing sneakers that require laces and “tongues”. While helping him put the shoes on and giving him a lesson in putting on shoes with laces and strings I explained the process like so…

You have to loosen up the laces and then hold onto the tongue and slide your foot in like so… (demonstrating this as I explain)…

Owen was a bit confused when I told him to hold the tongue as he goes, “The tongue isn’t wet. Why isn’t the tongue wet??”
Before I could explain he continued-

“The tongue isn’t wet becuase it doesn’t talk”
And I asked him,
“O you have never heard of a sneaker that speaks?”

“He looked at me- and with a little thought and a very serious tone he finished, “No, stilly sneakers don’t talk, they can’t because their tongues aren’t wet like mine.”

The little things that make you smile!