As we were walking out of the garden, she ran past me with her red ball in one hand and a cookie in the other.
I told her: Lina, come and hold my hand until we cross the street.
She replied: Papa! I am no longer a little girl! I can cross the street without any help, all I have to do is make sure the road is clear before crossing.
I said: It seems that you have really grown up, Lina, and became the princess of princesses!
She answered me quickly: No, no. I am not a princess. I changed my mind; I want to be a heroine!
I told her: A heroine? But didn’t you want to be a princess like the movie princesses?
She said: No, Papa. Focus. Heroines are better than princesses, that way I will be able to help others.
I replied: Well, but a heroine of what?
She replied: Ummm…oh, oh…cookie heroine.
I laughed and told her: Cookies? What does the cookie heroine do?
She told me without hesitation: She makes the most delicious cookies in the world which she offers to all people for free, so that they have a new heart free of sadness!
I told her: This is beautiful! Looks like I found my favorite superhero by now! Alright, cookie heroine, hold my hand ’til we cross the street.