cord purposely did n't speak to her at all during the ride to his place . i will drink water when i feel thirsty . if she had fallen from the sky , she would have landed on iron bars . why dont we try that , and if you dont like it we can go somewhere else for dessert ? ( `` all folly , child , '' said the fox , `` these things come about by natural causes . '' it had become an obsession for him , this past month , after his last trip to the doctors . 