The Enormous Hat

Zion came round the corner wearing a hat so enormous it seemed to have its own weather.

That is a big hat.

Ava tried it on. Under the brim it felt like a small, cool tent. She liked it very much.

A stall had one left for five coins. Ava had exactly five.

Louis asked where she would keep it.

‘On my HEAD,’ Ava said.

That is a big hat.

Mum asked what Ava had wanted when she woke up that morning.

‘I didn't KNOW about the hat,’ Ava replied. That was true too.

Ava could like a new idea without having to decide straight away. Five coins would buy the hat, or stay on her band.

For now, she stood beneath Zion's enormous brim and enjoyed a minute of private weather.