Lions Were Vegetarian

Well, uh, here's something I got from helping with the Sunday School at church yesterday. My class was age 4-5. There were about 10 kids altogether with 1 teacher and 2 TAs. So it was a very decent class...we got to interact with children more intimately.

A boy named Micah walked in while we're making animal headbands (we're talking about Noah). He quietly seated beside me and started painting. When I asked him to choose which animal he'd like to have, he picked lion. Of course, boys love lions. :)

So, wanting to break the silence, I asked, "Micah, do you know what lions eat?"

Micah: "Well, at the beginning of the world, lions were vegetarian." (??!!

Me (feelin' a bit surprised): "Yeah? Why do you think they were vegetarian?"

Micah: "Coz God created lions to be vegetarian. But...but...after Adam and Eve sinned, they started killing each other. So that's why lions eat meat now."

Me: "Oooohhhhhh...."

At least I know now that at least lions thought very highly of veggies. Tell your kids if they wanted to be like lions, they should start eating more vegetables. :)

Precious.