Understanding Children

I went to fill the tea kettle this morning when my son suddenly sprang up with an alarmed proclamation;
"Dad! Dad! Mom said there was a flood this morning and there isn't any water!"
"What? There was a flood but no water?" I asked, opening the sliding door blinds to look out.
"Yeah. There was a flood and there isn't any water."
"How can there be a flood without any water?"
"Mom said."
"Well, I don't see a flood, but I don't see any water either. In fact, everything looks pretty dry."
I clearly didn't understand with my stupid parent head so he let out an exasperated sigh and then tried to explain it to me again in terms I might better understand;
"Mom said there was a flood this morning and there isn't any water!"
"Oh! Well... we'll just have to get along as best as we can. Thanks."
He went back into his bedroom to draw Spiderman fight Venom while Batman just stood there. I rinsed out my favorite tea cup and waited for the whistle to blow.
Everything was fine.