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Scorpie Our grandson Nolan asked us to bring him a real live scorpion after hearing us say we were going out West. We promised we would try to get one for him. While digging for dinosaur bones one day, my husband cried out, “Bring a cup of some kind!” I grabbed a cup and found my husband going after a scorpion. He said, “What a souvenir this will make for Nolan!” We bought a container and put dirt, rocks and water into it. Being a woman, I don’t like seeing a bug, but there I was collecting bugs and putting them into the container for the spider we had now named Scorpie. After three weeks, we arrived home and gave Nolan his souvenir. Several months later, we received a phone call from Nolan: “Guess what? Scorpie had babies!” What a surprise. We had taken a pregnant scorpion from out West and brought it to North Carolina. Later, Nolan told us a pet store gave him $45 for each scorpion, and there were a dozen little Scorpies. Jewell Ross |
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