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Page, Shanti and Mary have been imagining hard about how one might make fire. No matches or lighters are allowed at school, of course, but they know there are other ways to make fire.
Thankfully, they don't know what those those other ways are. They've tried friction, but, thankfully, weren't strong enough or sufficiently persistent to be successful rubbing sticks. They've tried fire through alchemy with combinations of leaves, berries, and sand, but, thankfully, don't have the right chemicals available. They've tried sun and shade, but, thankfully, without a magnifying glass to intensify the suns rays-no luck. They've tried chanting and sprinkling their pile of fuel with water. That hasn't worked since before the Common Era.
Consider the incredible range of their approaches and what a trickster science can be. Sometimes, they are uncomfortably close. It makes you wonder how many times we've turned courses just before a break through and how many times we haven't had a clue that we were on the wrong track! I wonder what they will imagine next. NO HINTING! Don't "rob their brains" as Mrs. Fiori and Mrs. Krout say.
Meanwhile, we're all keeping a close eye! |
