So, Nathan has recently been keen on capturing flies. I believe my grandmother introduced him to the idea that if you catch a fly and put it into the freezer for about 5 minutes, you will be able to take him out, paralyzed for a few moments, and do with him as you please. This, of course, fascinates our 5 year old boy, and brings endless imaginative ideas, such as tying dental floss around him and "taking him for a walk," etc. Well, yesterday he captured a fly, froze him for a few moments, and then put him in a jar with a hole poked lid, and included a tiny shred of cheese (after researching on the internet about what a fly might like to eat, he decided that a bit of cheese might work for the fly to vomit on and turn it to liquid. Until the evening, it didn't seem the fly had touched the cheese, but he continued to fly around vigorously in the jar. Well, today I found the jar with a dead fly and no cheese. The following conversation ensued:
Mom: Oh, looks like your fly died.
Nathan: Yeah, but that's okay, I can always catch another one.
Mom: And look, the cheese is gone, too.
Eliana: OOHHHHH:( Maybe the fly was allergic to cheese!:(
Mom: Wow, Ellie...that's a good point. Maybe the fly WAS allergic to cheese.
And I thought it was because he ran out of food. Little do I know;}
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Cute boy, catching flies! Sounds like something a boy would do. Funny that grandma gave him the idea.
Cute girl worried about the cheese allergy! Isn't she allergic to a bunch of things? That would make sense why she would worry, huh?
1. That's kinda icky. But cute typical boy.
2. That's funny Ellie thought of allergies - she would, wouldn't she?
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