Possibly, I'm Insane

Oliver got the idea while studying their Christmas tree. There was an obvious pattern to the branches. It wouldn’t be difficult to do.

“What are you thinking?” asked Papa. “It makes me nervous every time I see either of you so lost in thought.”

“I’m plotting out climbing the tree,” answered Oliver.

“Not our Christmas tree!” Papa exclaimed.

“Of course not. It’s covered in ornaments.”

Oliver tested his theory when they went on a holiday to the Cotswalds because there was a serial killer there. He was right: Climbing trees was a science.

It was getting down that was tricky.