The following is Holly's account of her day at school today . . .
We went for a very long walk into the middle of the woods. On the way there we saw pikas, squirrels, and baby mice. The teachers let the children hold the baby mice -- they were soooo soft and fuzzy. It was such a long walk.
We walked so far we got very thirsty. In the middle of the woods we found a river with clean water for people to drink. The teachers let us drink all of the water we wanted to.
Then we got hungry. So we went fishing at a fish pond in the middle of the woods. We caught lots of fish. The workers cut their heads off. Then they sprinkled them with powder and stepped around the corner and cooked them in the oven. All of the children went into the dining room and ate the fish. It was very good. I ate all of my fish. It was for free. Eva didn't like the fish, so I ate hers too.
Then we walked all the way back to the school. On the way back the teachers said one child could carry a baby mouse back to the school. They picked me, because I'm the best at taking care of baby mice. They said we could put the baby mouse wherever we wanted in the classroom. We put it someplace the grown-ups don't look -- that's why you didn't see it.
*** What really happened at Holly's school today. They played, practiced songs, and set up for the Advent Tea they invited the parents to this afternoon. As it was raining, they didn't even go outside in the garden. When I confronted Holly with the fact that I know that her teachers didn't take them to the woods on a day they were getting ready for the Advent Tea, she informed me that she wasn't "a lion". Well good, because I'm pretty sure a lion would have eaten that baby mouse--it wouldn't even have bothered to cut off its head first.
Oh and since her teachers say she is sooo good at taking care of cute baby mice, could she have one from the pet store please?
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