22 August 2011 Bear Detectives

I asked what Emma and Molly were doing at the window.

“They’re Bear Detectives,” said Sam.

“What are they detecting?”

“They’re looking for signs of animals!” This last word was pronounced “ANimals.” Imagine that Sam believes that I have asked the most inane question a mother ever asked. She all but said, “duh!”

“What animals have they spotted?”

“A grasshopper and a dead bird.”

This last is true, unfortunately. The Bear Detectives don’t dirty their paws, however, so I think I’ll be the one giving the bird a proper burial.