Neil was five years old, and he had no brothers or sisters.
He lived with his parents in the country, and there were no neighbours near his house.
One Saturday Neil’s Uncle Fred came and visited them.
He had lunch with Neil and his parents, and then Neil’smother went into the kitchen and washed the dishes, andhis father went out and washed the car.
‘Stay here and talk to Uncle Fred,’ Neil’s father said to him.
‘And show him your toys,’ his mother said.
Neil showed his uncle his toys and they talked for half an hour in the living-room. Then Neil said to his uncle, ‘I’m going to go out and play with God in the garden now.’
His uncle was surprised. ‘How do you play with God, Neil?’ he asked him.
‘It’s easy, Neil answered. ‘I throw the ball up, and then God throws it back down to me.’
