Another Reason Not To Litter

Hannah is learning about taking care of Earth at school. Here is what she explained to me:

We are learning about what you can't do to Earth. You shouldn't litter. That means throwing garbage on the ground. Then, when it rains it will get all yucky and slushy and someone will step in it and it will stick to their boot. Then they'll have to shake their boot and it (the boot) might fall off! So you shouldn't litter.

Be Good on the Bus

Hannah has many unique expressions that make sense to her, and if you know the background, make sense in general. One she uses often is "getting fired", by which she means electrocuted. The reason she uses it often is she associates getting fired with getting too close to an outlet (a.k.a. electrocuter). She is very safety conscious.

Then, the other night, she told me (casually, as if in passing) that a kid got "fired" on the bus. Knowing her definition of fired, I tried to clarify. She responded with, "He was being bad, so he got fired."

"Oh," I said, "You mean he got in trouble."

"No, he got fired." There was a pause. Then she sighed and added sadly, "I think his parents live alone now. Unless they have a pet. Then they'll live with just their pet."

The moral: Behave on the bus, or you'll be killed. And your parents will have to live alone. Unless, of course, they have a pet.

No wonder she has nightmares!