Cats in Space!
by carolynholm
Dear Mia,
What are you doing in that cardboard box?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I’m practicing for traveling in space.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I didn’t know you had this interest!
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I’ve always been very interested in science. I want to be a scientist. I’m very scient.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I’m sure you are.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
And space is in science.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
It is. But I’m not sure if the world is ready for cats in space.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I want to be the first one.
Love Mia
Dear Mia,
I’m proud of you for that! And how will this box prepare you for your trip?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I will have to be in a tiny space capsule. About the size of this box.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Where are you planning to go?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
There’s been a lot of talk about Pluto so I’ll go there and see what it is.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
It’s a good thing you’re practicing being in a small box for a very long time.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Yes. I’ve been reading up on it in the interwebs.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Do you have any idea just how long this trip might be?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
At least a day.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
I think you need to do some more research, sweetie. It will take years. Cooped up in a very small capsule. Better keep practicing.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
It doesn’t have to be Pluto. I might go somewhere closer. Maybe the moon.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
That would be closer. But it would still be more than a day’s trip.
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
I haven’t made firm plans yet. Actually there’s a lot of other science stuff I’d like to explore. Maybe I’ll go more in the direction of biology.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
That sounds like a good idea. Any area of biology in particular?
Love, Carolyn
Dear Mommy,
Bugs. Moths. Spiders. The praying mantis in the front yard. I could study those. See which ones taste best.
Love, Mia
Dear Mia,
Now I think you’ve found a scientific direction that suits you.
Love, Carolyn
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