how they teach eachother

They were at it again today. It has become somewhat of a routine lately. The three littlest bodies wandering outside climbing up the slide to the fenced in trampoline and then their lessons begin. No books, no pencils, just three little people learning how to tolerate one another and cooperate. The littlest is not quite two so she must be cared for on the apparatus which is known to keep emergency rooms active. Her older brothers learn to be gentle and thoughtful of little ones around them. They teach her that everyone takes a turn so she sits and waits for hers. They are not perfectly behaved though. Occasionally, I hear the little flower girl's scream and look out the window to see her upset that they don't do just what she wants, but they learn to handle their frustrations with each other because I tell them there are some things they have to figure out for themselves. Big brothers are smart when it comes to pacifying baby sisters. One comes in for a favorite drinking cup, filling it with cold water and delivering it to sis. All's fine again, little girl sits content drinking, watching big brothers jump again.
One day they will read Dickens and learn about the significance of Newton's laws, but for right now they're getting their master's in human relations and I'm okay with that.