You are in Reception and the two of us - your mum &I are in it with you. We were reading a book - you & I and to try and explain the concept of Direct speech, I involved your mum. Here's how it went - You read - " ‘I will get the cash ‘ he said.” "What did chip say'' - I asked "Chip said I will get the cash he said" you repeated by reading it again. Noticing how you were confused between Chip’s words and the books narration, I wanted to clarify the concept to you a bit more. "Rheya, when you are just telling what the other person is saying, you don't have to say ‘he said’ at the end." I tried to explain without using complicated words like quotes and direct speech. "Like if I say Rheya drink your milk" I continued and then turning to your mom I asked -"what did I say to Rheya?" "Dad said 'Rheya drink you milk' '' - your mom responded, helpfully - or so we thought! Taking in your confused look...