Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Dead grasshopper - 2years 8months

Zo Ee at 2year 8months old. (1/6/2011)


Last month, we saw and were observing a dying grasshopper for an hour until it finally stopped moving. Since then, little Zo Ee has been talking about the dead grasshopper for days up to almost a week.

Zo Ee, "Mummy, what happened to the grasshopper?"
Mummy, "It looks injured. Look at its right leg, it's bend."

When Mummy saw the grasshopper stopped moving, Mummy told Zo Ee about it.
Mummy, "Zo Ee, the grasshopper is dead."
Zo Ee, "Mummy! Mummy! what happened to the grasshopper?"
Mummy, "The grasshopper is dead. It is not moving anymore."
Zo Ee, "Mummy, the grasshopper is dead. It is not moving anymore. Mummy! What happened to the grasshopper?" (I guessed she cannot understand what is dead?)
Mummy, "Maybe we can confirm it out. (Mummy used a stick to touch the grasshopper and it did not move even a little.) See, the grasshopper is dead, it is not responding to Mummy's touch or trying to escape. The grasshopper is not moving. It is dead. "
Zo Ee, "Mummy, the grasshopper is dead. Why is the grasshopper dead? What happened to the grasshopper?"
Mummy, "Most likely the injured grasshopper cannot find food or water with its injured leg. Maybe it die of hunger and thirst."
Zo Ee, "Mummy, the grasshopper is dead. It cannot find food and water. Mummy! Mummy! what happened to the grasshopper?"
Mummy, "Yes Zo Ee, the grasshopper is dead. It is not moving at all. It will not ever move again. It will stay just like it is. It will not eat or drink. It will not need food anymore."
Zo Ee, "Mummy, the grasshopper is dead.Why is the grasshopper dead? " .....
(Zo Ee will not stop asking the same question until she has all the satisfied answers.)


Again, when Daddy's home later, little Zo Ee repeat the whole story to her dear Daddy... "Daddy, the grasshopper is dead. It's leg got injured...and it cannot find food...etc...."

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