The inquisitive one was admitted to Harvard University!
Excited, the i.o. ran all the way to Massachusetts without once stopping to walk.
The i.o. enrolled in some courses, and soon received an email from the administration.
Not the university administration.
The federal administration.
The email said:
Dear Inquisitive B. One,
It has come to our attention that you are not a U.S. citizen. We are investigating your origins and birthplace. We suspect your native country is on the planet Proxima Centauri b. You are not permitted to remain studying at Harvard. Please send us five bullet points about your future plans, which must include vacating the premises immediately.
The inquisitive one, bored and unfazed, shape-changed into a mouse and scurried into a lecture for one of the courses the i.o. had enrolled in. The course was called “The Metaphysics of Traveling Through Spacetime and Different Bodily Forms.”
All the students started shrieking and jumping on their chairs. Several laptops clamored to the floor. As the i.o. scurried around the little lecture hall, all the students dashed out of the room in a panic.
The professor, who had just turned 121 years old the week before, didn’t notice any of this and kept lecturing for the next 3 hours and 15 minutes. The inquisitive one hopped on a chair and paid rapt attention.
At the end of the lecture, the i.o. shape-changed to human form and ran all the way back to the DC area.
“Eh,” said the i.o. to the wise ant. “I already knew everything the professor mentioned in the lecture. Why would I hang around?”
“Why indeed?” replied the wise ant.
Liza, Send your blog on the curious student to the White House! I loved it. You’ve quite a range — from love sonnets to this. And websites too! Way to go!
Eleanor, thank you so much! You are very sweet! I appreciate your words. Take care & hope to see you again soon!