Owls and Aliens · Feb 25, 21:52
Morning car conversation:
[Radio plays Ellis Paul’s “Because it’s There”....”
C: Mom, I’ve never ever ever been on a rocket ship. (said as though this a) something I possibly didn’t know and b) we could remedy the situation easily
M: Well to go on a rocket ship, you usually have to be an astronaut. You have to be really healthy and strong and smart and take a bunch of tests and work really hard before they let you go. Do you think you’d like to be an astronaut someday?
C: No
[pause]
C: I could just be an alien. They drive rocket ships.
M: Do you think being an alien would be easier than being an astronaut?
C: Well to be an alien you just have to wear a costume; that’s all you have to do.
M: What does the costume look like?
C: It’s all white and you wear white gloves and you have three eyes! (giggles)
M: Have you ever seen an alien?
C: No, have you?
M: No
C: Has Dad?
M: I don’t think so.
C: You know aliens are magic. They do magic tricks and they fly around at night. They are awake at night like owls. And they sleep in the day.
You know why God knew how to make owls? He knew they needed to “hoo” the other birds away.
L: Hoo the birds away??
C: Scare them
C: They need to scare the other birds from flying into their nests. The grown up owls are awake at night but the baby birds have to sleep.
C: Mom? Can you tell me what I said?
L: All of it?
C: Yes
L: (Suffice it to say that thanks to active listening, I was able to do so, and Champe said I got it right.)
C: Can you write it down tonight?
L: Sure
C: Can you remember it?
L: I think so
C: Thanks a lot, mom.
— LCM
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