It was two weeks before Christmas. The Cartwright family were having dinner.
“Daddy?”, six year old Mitch asked.
“Yes kid”, Adam, his father, replied.
“In fourteen days time it is my birthday”, Mitch claimed ceremonious.
“And in fifteen days time it is over”, Little Joe said teasing.
“Then it is my turn”, Ben reacted.
“Three months later then it is the most important day of the Year” , Adam said.
Everybody looked at him but didn't say anything.
“How come then?”, Mitch asked after a long silence.
“I am celebrating then. As it is the day of my birth and the date is May 18, those two facts together make it the most important day of the year”, his father explained.
“You forget that after yours it is my birthday”, Little Joe said.
“That isn't until October 31”, his eldest brother reacted.
“Then me on December 10”, Hoss said.
“Guess three times whose birthday it then?”, Mitch asked light-hearted.
“Now we are back again from where we started”, Ben said laughing.