Counting Conundrum



Petite Pedia Plots 98

 Proud Dad told me that his 5-yr old son could read numbers up to 200. As we were measuring the son's height, Dad pointed to the number 110 and asked his son to read it. After a whole lot of prodding, I could sense both Dad and son getting frustrated. To encourage him I said, "one hundred and ....". Finally, I saw the son smile and say, "One hundred and ONE and ZERO!!!" 
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