Free Popcorn
Dear Melissa,
Tonight we found out how nature has provided free popcorn for all the kids at the movie showing. you see, not only do the only lights for miles draw hundreds of people, it draws every bug in a 100 mile radius to the lights on the screen. Yesterday was the first rain of the season, so that apparently brings out huge swarms of flying termites. They are as big as giant grasshoppers and have wings. 1st we just saw a few flying around the lights. Then more & more, so much that they formed a thick cloud that actually kept people from seeing the whole screen. We had no idea what was happening, but the word “plague” did enter our minds. The kids were going crazy & chattering when the wave of termites would edge towards them. I thought they were afraid of them. Clearly I was wrong. After about 30 minutes, the termites began to lose their wings & dropped to the ground. Children began scooping them up in handfuls as fast as they all could, & before I knew it they were popping them into their mouths as they watched the show. Of course, termites aren’t the only live creatures that come to the shows. We have had a loose pig, wild dogs, & several rats – which the leaders promptly hunted down & killed. Also, wherever there are termites, there are frogs hopping everywhere, enjoying the feast.
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