This strip really hit home. I thought I was hearing the stars twinkle until I was nine years old. I heard the sound only on clear nights when we had our windows open. In fourth grade I read outline my composition that included, “I like to listen to the stars twinkle at night.” My teacher stopped me to ask if I had read the sentence correctly. I repeated it. A bunch of kids laughed and the teacher told me it was impossible to hear stars twinkle. I didn’t believe it until my parents confirmed that night that I must be crickets I heard. I’m 62 now, but this strip is the only indication to me that anyone else even might have had the same misperception.
This strip really hit home. I thought I was hearing the stars twinkle until I was nine years old. I heard the sound only on clear nights when we had our windows open. In fourth grade I read outline my composition that included, “I like to listen to the stars twinkle at night.” My teacher stopped me to ask if I had read the sentence correctly. I repeated it. A bunch of kids laughed and the teacher told me it was impossible to hear stars twinkle. I didn’t believe it until my parents confirmed that night that I must be crickets I heard. I’m 62 now, but this strip is the only indication to me that anyone else even might have had the same misperception.