Tonight I read John Bird's version of Prince Oleomargarine to my 10-year-old son Tomas in a single go before bed. I tried to stop at the natural half-way mark and resume tomorrow, but my son wanted to hear the whole story. Tomas likes John Bird's version better. While he could not articulate why (he was tired, should a 10-you be going to bed at 10pm on a school night?!) he identified many of the differences between John's version vs. the Stead version. In response to the ending of John's version, with MT as frame narrator, my son concluded, "Mark Twain is pretty smart. He knows what we're doing." And I hoe you have a good night too! :) Taylor