
John and his mom were walking in the park. "Mommy, can I count the trees?" asked John. His mom smiled and said, "Sure, go ahead!" 
John began counting the trees out loud. "One, two, three..." he counted. Soon he had counted all the way to twelve. 
But then something strange happened. A white veil suddenly appeared and blocked his view of the trees. John couldn't count anymore. He looked up at his mom and asked, "What's that veil doing there?" 
His mom frowned and said, "That's a selfish veil. It's keeping us from counting the trees. We have to find a way to get it away." Just then, they heard a loud noise in the sky and looked up. It was a giant number 20! "That number will get rid of the veil," said John's mom. Sure enough, the number flew straight down and knocked the veil away. 
John and his mom cheered. John was able to finish counting all the way to twenty. His mom smiled and said, "See, John, numbers can be very helpful!"
