Man with no hair & Androcles and the Lion

Nicholas and I went to pick up our pool pump motor from the repair shop today. The nice man who was helping us was bald and Nicholas quickly said, rather loudly, "Mommy, why does that man have no hair?" I don't know that the man heard the question so I whispered to Nicholas that we would talk about it in just a minute when we got outside. But Mr. Persistent had to know the answer to his question so he asked it again. The man heard that time but he didn't seem bothered by it....until the other guys in the shop all started cracking up with laughter. I apologized to the man and explained that Nicholas is just a very curious little guy. Fortunately he laughed along. He said he has grandkids and completely understands. Whew! As we were driving away, Nicholas and I had a little lesson on hair (and the process of losing it!) as well as how we need to be careful about what we say to people. He seemed to understand but I'm sure there will be other instances like this.

After our trip to the motor shop, we grabbed some lunch and went to the next thing on our agenda. We had front row seats for a performance of Androcles and the Lion at the Plano Children's Theater! What a great performance it was. It is a tale from ancient Rome of a runaway slave who aids an injured lion. When he is recaptured, he is sent to the arena to face wild beasts. However, to his delight, the beast he faces is the lion he helped. Androcles life is spared because of his random act of kindness to the lion. The actors were great. They were very animated and they interacted with the audience at various time throughout the play. Nicholas was enthralled by them, as were most of the other children there. Nicholas has been to other plays before this one but I think he is just able to appreciate the story line more at this age so it had a greater impact on him. He said that when he grows up, he wants to be an actor - but only after he is a fireman and an ambulance driver!

Here's a cute picture of Nicholas with the Lion!