I CALL my nephew in Paris, who is a young father with a two-year-old son. His mother is in Dublin on a work project and his father is rushing home from work on the express train.
Little Basil is waiting eagerly to be picked up from the crèche at 6pm. It is a long day for a little boy. When the crèche is closed on vacation, and the parents are at work, what happens to Basil?
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