I want my four dollars!

Storytime last night. I tell a story. Ember tells a story. Ember turns to Liz and says:

"Mommy, you tell a story!"

Liz: "Well, Once Upon a Time, there was a Mommy, a Daddy, and an Ember... then they all got sleepy and went to bed. The End."

Ember: "That was a good story, Mommy. It was a free story."

Me: "Well, I certainly wouldn't have paid anything for it."

Ember: "I would pay you for it, Mommy. I would pay you four dollars!"

Liz: "Thank you, Ember."

Ember: (turning to me) "Daddy, can you give me four dollars?"