How old are you?"" Ten, " answered Tangle."You don't look like it, " said the lady." How old are you, please?" returned Tangle."Thousands of years old, " answered the lady." You don't look like it, " said Tangle."Don't I? I think I do. Don't you see how beautiful I am!

George MacDonald
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The young girl, who was quite obviously a little girl, was sitting on the ground. The gentleman standing immediately in front of her turned to his companion and said, “I don't know. How old do you think she is?” The other man answered, “Ten.” The first one then said to the little girl, “Hello. How old are you?” The little girl replied, “Ten.” The gentleman then asked, “How old do you look?” At this point, the little girl answered with a smile, “Thousands of years old.” The truth about time

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