You walk in your front door. Before you can even say hello, your little brother, Evan, yells, “Arachnophobia. A-R-A-C-H-N-O-P-H-O-B-I-A!”

He’s re-enacting his spelling-bee victory for your parents—for the zillionth time. Mom and Dad burst into applause, and Evan bows. Oh, brother!

Ever since Evan won the district bee last week, everyone’s been treating him like a king. Now his head is so big he thinks he really is royalty.