Who is the hero of the story?

Fintan, like many three year olds, is rather fond of superheroes. Superman is his favourite - but he likes others, too. He knows their true names, as well. You may recall, for instance, that the true identity of Spiderman, is a gentleman called Peter Parker.

Yesterday, Fintan was reading a book with his mother. For him, it was a new book. It was one of the Ladybird series.

Like many Ladybird books, it concerned a boy and a girl, and deals with the simple things of everyday life.

When it came to reading the protagonist's name, Fintan suddenly exclaimed: "What is Spiderman doing in this book?"

Syahidah understood at once for, of course, the character's name was Peter...Spiderman's first name.

It was a classic moment of Fintanism.

(If you would like to read more about Fintan, three, or his gifted brothers, Ainan Celeste Cawley, a scientific child prodigy, aged seven years and three months, please go to: http://scientific-child-prodigy.blogspot.com/2006/10/scientific-child-prodigy-guide.html I also write of gifted education, IQ, intelligence, child prodigy, child genius, baby genius, adult genius, savant, the creatively gifted, gifted adults and gifted children in general. Thanks.)