Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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A Child's Mind! 2. After our 'ladybug' hunt, we, Rowan and I, looked at our thumbs. I showed him they rotated around and could oppose all his fingers. I told him we were the only animal with such a dextrous thumb. He seriously looked down at his moving thumbs, Then looked up at me and said, "This is how I can pick up things so easily!" We went on to discuss that monkeys cannot do such, as well. I mentioned that monkeys also have thumbs on their feet, But they were also not completely opposible. I added that we had no 'foot-toes', because we are real walkers. He looked down at his bare feet and said, "We are really special, Papa Frank!" I smiled with satisfaction that I got the lesson successfully across-- A new dimension in thought for my growing grandson. Frank Maurer 26 January 2025. 2020 Hours.