Millie and her friend Billy were looking at a picture book about things that live in the sea.
‘What’s that funny thing?’
‘I think it’s called an octopus’
‘Why has it got, err… one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight legs?’
‘Because that’s the way it’s made’
‘If it wore shoes it would need four pairs and it would have to tie up lots of laces wouldn’t it?’
‘Yes, eight of them. I bet it would be good at football. It could kick the ball in all sorts of directions’.
‘If it was the goalkeeper it would just lay on its back and stop every shot!’
‘I wonder if it ever treads on its own toes?’
‘Or trips itself up!’
‘I’ve just thought of a joke’
‘Go on then’
What do you call a cat with eight legs?
I don’t know. What?
An octopussy!
Haha, very good! Now let’s look at the next page’
‘What’s that?’
‘It looks like a little horse with no legs’
Your mummy will know’
‘Mummy, what’s this called?’
Tomorrow –
Previously A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
In 2018 – My Friend Rosey Overheard something
In 2017 – We heard Amble Bay’s Orchestra
Infinite curiosity personified!
Perfectly put Mimi!
And it also has brains in its legs 😀
The Multicolored Diary
Not many people know that. I must tell the kids!
Aww, so cute.
thanks Sadje
My pleasure
Keith,
Oh, the odd or extraOrdinary discoveries yOung minds make! I quite enjoyed this little story. My sketch is along the same line, come visit today’s A2Z Little Mermaid art sketch with ‘Ollie
Indeed! I look forward to meeting Ollie. Thanks, Cathy
Animals bring out the best in us and ground us to our world… http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
Cute story! Clever kids 😉
O = Organization
They certainly are! Thanks so much Frédérique.
Love the “little horse with no legs” description
Debbie
Fron an 8-legged creatue to a legless one! Cheers Debbie
Too cute!!
DB McNicol, author
A to Z Microfiction: Onion
Thanks so much Donna
Well, if it wore pull ons, no lacing problems. Velcro would be good, except for the very last shoe. Hmmmm
Mmm, needs a bit more thought! Cheers Stu
You make me picture them in my head! Great stories
…just as I hoped! Thanks so much for your kind words.