At any rate he begged the three men to rest beneath the tree while he hastened away to prepare food to refresh them.
Then he took butter and milk and a young calf which he had cooked, and set it before them and he stood by under the tree, and they did eat.
Then they asked him where Sarah was, and Abraham answered that she was in the tent.
And the Lord said, "I will certainly return and Sarah, thy wife, shall have a son."
Now Sarah was just inside the tent, and when she heard the words, she laughed within herself.
And the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I of a surety have a child?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, and Sarah shall have a son."
And Sarah was ashamed that she had doubted God's promise, and she denied, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid.
But the Lord said, "Nay, but thou didst laugh."
[XXXIII. In a Thirsty Land]
This is a nice story for children, because it tells us that God listens when children pray, and sympathizes with all that happens to children.