And there's a little poem called "The Story."
And the idea-- idea of it came to me
from the title of this story, which somebody was telling me
about, which was called "How Fire Took Water to Wife."
And I thought that was an intriguing--
an intriguing title, and so I made up a little story
from that title.
"You were telling a story, how fire took water to wife.
It's always like this, you say.
Opposites attract.
They want to enter each other, be one.
So he burns her as hard as he can.
And she tries to drown him.
It's called love at first, and doesn't hurt.
But after a while, she weeps and says he is killing her.
He shouts that he cannot breathe underwater.
Make up your own ending, you say to the children.
And they will.
They will."