In a vast mathematical kingdom there lived numbers and shapes of various forms. They always lived together and there was never any reason for quarrels.
One day Five and Rectangle couldn't share a space in the notebook and fell out with each other.
Then they all decided to split into two states: the "State of Numbers" and the "State of Geometric Shapes".
I'm certain that we take up more space.
Five declared.
We won't argue about it.
Rectangle replied.
We'll build two empires, and there will be space for everyone!
Five reasoned.
Numbers will live independently, and geometric shapes will do the same.
And so they built two states. On the right side of the notebook live the numbers, and on the left – the geometric shapes. They were delighted! The notebook pages are large, so there's no need to share space.
One fine morning they needed to draw a rectangle, but no one understood what size it should be. The numbers weren't there – they lived in another state.
At that moment Five and Rectangle realised they couldn't live apart.
Then they built a bridge and started visiting each other often. They easily drew a rectangle with the required dimensions and made all the calculations for working out the area.
From that moment on, numbers and geometric shapes live in peace and harmony and cannot do without each other.
So there's your tale, and that's all from me!
