"Animals seem to be big with babies, theme-wise," Annie pointed out sagely. "Lot of, like, cute jungle animals and Noah's Ark-themed nurseries in my research so far."

'Research' meaning, like, Instagram and BabyTok.

"Though maybe we give Noah a miss," she added, making a little face. "That's actually a pretty dark story for kids, now that I'm thinking about it."

Like, sure, animals marching two by two onto a boat, cute, but what about all the drowned, sinful humans who were left behind? Lessons like that one were why Annie had grown into a fearful, if faithful, little kid, and why she was determined to keep all things Old (and, for that matter, New!) Testament away from her children's formative minds as long as possible.