Today a praying mantis died. It got into a fight with a butterfly, the butterfly over powered it and killed it. There was sadness in Mich’s heart; today will be imprinted in his memory for a long time. He found the mantis a few days ago and kept it in a tin on the shelf. He checked on it every other day and exclaimed how the little creature was growing. Just how the butterfly came into contact with the mantis is still a mystery but that is the story and we will stick to it.
Mich buried the praying mantis and took the butterfly captive into his tin.
This is the grave.
The tomb stone is a little fragile so we can’t keep it out there but this is what is written; I will decode it for those of you …
"praying mantis and Mich
matis died on sunday 27th June 2010
Butterfly killed it"
One is easily tempted to brush off his acts as childish, but I’m reminded to tread carefully, play along. It is an opportunity to understand him better, see his reactions to situations and gauge his temperament and interests. On the other hand without reading too seriously into things, just have fun.
I had to stop him from lighting a fire to protect the grave site.
Hold on a minute - are you saying he passed sentence on the butterfly & sent him/her to the penitentiary ? Or did he just take in the butterfly as replacement for his lost mantis. I'm absolutely curious !
ReplyDelete:-). Wendal, there was no malice afore thought. It was a replacement, it was another insect.
ReplyDeleteDeath by beauty.
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