As the
Grasshoppers poured in from music class today, stopping off momentarily in the
bathroom to wash theirs hands before lunch, Sasha had a perplexed look on her
face. “Carla,” she said, “when we were walking down the hall, someone said, ‘Cute!’
” Realizing she might have been confused by being described in this way, I explained,
“Oh…it’s because you’re Grasshoppers. They must think Grasshoppers are cute. What
do you think? Do you think
Grasshoppers are cute?” She thought for a split second before responding. “Yeah…
REAL cute!” Her classmates on all sides smiled at me and nodded their heads in
agreement. Yep, they’re real cute, alright!
