I walked through the living room today armed with my box of various toys to take upstairs to their rightful homes when I spotted the cat. The "black cat" or "Maddie" was in a sealed Tupperware container. Luckily, not much time had lapsed between the cat's imprisonment and her release. I explained to the boys that animals need air like we need air... and they cannot get air in a plastic box.
They know not to get in the box themselves, but a cat needs air, too? I did my best to impress upon them the importance of this lesson. When I felt confident that I had gotten the point across, Asa looked up at me and asked, "Well, what animal doesn't need air that I can put in this box?"
"You can't put any animals in the box. They all need air." I answered.
After a long list of possible prisoners that may not need to breathe actual air, Asa gave in. I think the realization that even a spider needs air meant that he would have to find either a different jail or an inanimate object to capture. I hope so.
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