Slug Love

Jake came in from playing outside and asked if I could cut him out a square (of fabric). I asked what he wanted it for and he said:

"Well, there is a snail who doesn't have a shell, and probably he is cold."

So I had a good laugh and hugged him as I got up to cut him a square of fabric. He goes outside with it only to return with a tennis ball sporting a shellesss wiggly thing atop it. The piece of fabric was way to big for this 3 cm sized creature. So I cut the square down to about a rectangle the size of a long finger nail. Jake then took it and lovingly covered that "cold" little creature! Ah, there is love in my little tyrant.

We then had to go get Drew from school. So Jake brought with him the slug (Devin told him it was a slug), atop the tennis ball. The mini blanket covered the slug with his head sticking out. As we got maybe a block or so down the road and picked up some speed, it got windy in the car due to the windows down. Well, the blanket must have been affixed to the slug, because Jake said he flew out the window. He was still holding the tennis ball, so the blanket must have air lifted that tiny slug and flung him out the window into oblivion!

Jake was upset. It was all Devin and I could do not to laugh at the fate of the slug.
What was very sweet about the whole thing, is that I work on teaching the boys to cover someone up when they are sleeping and Jake was caring about this tiny little helpless creature. Jake is developing into a caring person and that is such a beautiful thing........in light of other parts of his personality!