Knots on a Counting Rope

Once there was a goat named Gregory.
Gregory liked to jump from rock to rock, kick his legs into the air, and butt his head against walls.
“I’m an average goat,” 说 Gregory.


But Gregory was not an average goat.
Gregory was a terrible eater.
Every time he sat down to eat with his mother and father, he knew he was in for trouble.


“Would 你 like a tin can, Gregory?” asked Mother Goat.
“No, thanks,” 说 Gregory.
“How about a nice box, a piece of rug, and a bottle cap?” asked Father Goat.
“Baaaaa,” 说 Gregory unhappily.

“Well, I think this is a meal fit for a goat,” 说 Mother...

If 你 give a 老鼠, 鼠标 a cookie,


he’s going to ask for a glass of milk.

When 你 give him the milk,


he’ll probably ask 你 for a straw.

When he’s finished, he’ll ask for a napkin.


Then he’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a 牛奶 mustache.

When he looks into the mirror,

he might noice his hair needs a trim.

So he’ll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.


When he’s finished giving himself a trim, he’ll want a 扫帚 to sweep up.
He’ll start sweeping.

He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house.


He may even end up washing the floors as well!

When he’s...

The place is Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. The 年 is 1999. On May 11, after months of careful research and planning, 冬青, 冬青树 Evans launches vegetable seedlings into the sky.


On May 18, the young scientist reports on her experiment. 冬青, 冬青树 intends to study the effects of extra-terrestrial conditions on vegetable growth and development. She expects the seedlings to stay aloft for several weeks before returning to earth.
Her classmates are speechless.


The 日期 is June 29. Shortly after sunrise, a member of the Billings, Montana, Moose Lodge, hiking through the Rocky Mountains, makes a startling discovery....