this was not the first "pet" for klara. she has had plenty: multiple snails all named Whiskers, ants, fruit flies - the girl even took the meal moths in our old place in PA under her wings and referred to them as her pets. Yes, we did get plenty of strange looks when klara told complete strangers all about her pets that competed with us for our flour, rice, and cereal. but this pet was different - it was bigger than any other pet she had before and this pet almost looked like a real pet with its soft body and big head. this pet was "Pill-Pill" the tomato hornworm discovered in our garden last week. klara took to Pill-Pill like bread to butter. upon returning from school yesterday klara found her latest pet to be a bit umm, under the weather. Little did she know that this caterpillar she took into her care had been harboring parasitoid wasp larvae inside of it. their white fuzzy coccons were discovered covering the back of Pill-Pill after arriving home from school. It broke her heart. that is until she realized that she would now have dozens of mini wasps as "pets". perhaps it is time for a fish.
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