Domino Effect

Dominoes wound their way through a large room in the basement. "Wow!

You have quite a domino network here," said Amelia's mother as she came down the stairs. She carefully picked her way to where Amelia was and dropped to the floor beside her. "How did your speech go--the one you did with Ellen in history class?"

"Fine," said Amelia. "I did really well."

"And how about math?" Mom asked. "You said you've been doing your homework every night. Is that going better now?"

"It's going great, Mom." Irritated, Amelia frowned. "Why all the questions?" As she spoke, her cat Fluffy ran down the stairs. Before Amelia could grab her, the cat bumped a domino. One after another, they all fell. Amelia watched as her domino design collapsed all the way through the room, then she glared at Fluffy.

Mom cocked her head thoughtfully. "Interesting how, when one domino is tipped, it bumps the next one, isn't it, Amelia? They all affect one another, and before you can stop them, they all fall. Lies