When mankind became tired

by Marie

A long time ago people lived happily on earth. After a long day of work they went to sleep in very nice, attractive and sweet beds and they slept and slept and they felt so good the next day after such a good night.

Then came scientists with their microscopes. These very strange people had an obsession: they wanted to see everything, especially things that no one else could see. And they got the bad idea of looking into the beds of people with their microscopes. And there they found microscopic monsters : the mites. (These are really awful and disgusting).

And instead of keeping that discovery to themselves, they felt obliged to tell the whole world and even show pictures of the monsters. And they said that each of us had millions of them in his bed. Millions of little monsters waiting for our arrival so they could eat. After that people became afraid to go to bed. They now look at their beds with horror. They have lost their sleep and are all very, very tired.

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Some questions to ponder...

1. Why are mites "awful and disgusting"?
2. Do mother mites think their children are "awful and disgusting"?
3. Is ignorance bliss?

 

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