The Education of Eleanor

I got 'caught' by Eleanor's teacher dropping her off at school this morning.  She filled me in on a recent interaction.  They are learning about hibernation; how some birds fly south, foxes burrow in underground holes and bears find or make dens for themselves to sleep the winter away.  The storyboard consisted of a bear that was hunting and eating in the fall to get fat for the winter.  As winter approached, the bear became sleepy.  Eleanor piped in "THAT BEAR LOOKS STONED".  None of the other kids knew what Eleanor was talking about. Her teacher then asked, "Eleanor, what does that mean?" She smirked "YOU know what that means."