An Interesting Package...

So today at dinner I asked Mojo if anything interesting happened at school today. As usual, she said 'no', then upon further thought, she mentioned that there were scientists at the school today.



Me: Scientists? That's interesting!

Mojo: Yup, four of 'em.

Me: What did they talk about?

Mojo: The food chain.

Me: The food chain? What's that?

Mojo: It's like, what eats what. And the sun.

Me: And the sun?

Mojo: Yeah. So the sun makes the grass grow. And a mouse eats the seeds from the grass. Then a snake or something eats the mouse.

Me: Oh, I see. So then, something eats the snake?

Mojo: Right.

Me: So, maybe a bird eats the snake?

Mojo: Yeah, then maybe a black bear eats the bird. And then a package of wolves eats the bear.

Me: A package of wolves? You mean a pack of wolves?

Mojo: Yeah, a package of wolves could eat an old or very ill bear. And then the wolves win!

Dad: Then the wolves poo, or die and that fertilizes the earth so that the grass can grow and make seeds for the next mouse.

Mojo: Why do the wolves die when they poo?

Me: They don't die when they poo. Like all living things, they produce waste -- poo -- and that's good for the earth.

Mojo: makes a disgusted face

Me: So that's the food chain huh?

Mojo: Yup.