She made a mistake

On Friday, I was helping Jackson and Haviland choose their topics for their weekly presentation at Classical Conversations. Jackson chose the Aztecs and Haviland chose Joan of Arc. I told Haviland the story of Joan of Arc and then asked her to pick out three facts she would like to talk about.

Here's what she said:

"Hi. My name is Haviland and I would like to tell you about Joan of Arc."

"Joan of Arc was from France."

"She wanted to fight the English so she dressed up like a boy."

"Then she made a mistake and she died."

I looked at Haviland and said, "What mistake did Joan of Arc make?"

She replied, "Mom, I don't know. You said she made a mistake."

Remembering the story I told her, I just about burst out laughing as I corrected her, "No, honey. She didn't make a mistake, she was burned at the stake!"