Comments on: how to tether a mosquito

By: Naomi

Naomi — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:05:45 +0000

I LOVE this story. The original children’s book and the SNOW. The art from the book affected me for life. Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Mosquitoes_Buzz_in_People%27s_Ears

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods/study_guides/why_mosquitoes_buzz.pdf
To this day, the mosquito buzzes in people’s ears as
if to say “Zeee! Is everyone still angry with me?”

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:12:14 +0000

Quite the opposite – she told me how to get them all to come fly in your face. Much less useful tip. She also told me that Anopheles mosquito bites don’t itch, so, that’s something.

By: Coloradan

Coloradan — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:02:27 +0000

But did she tell you how to stop a mosquito from buzzing your ear?

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:38:14 +0000

Funny that google sent you here!! It’s because I wanted something to go with this story and thought the Japanese word for “mosquito” would do nicely. (Also the Chinese word, of course, although I wasn’t thinking of that at the time.) Anyway, welcome, and sorry I can’t help you on any other Chinese words.

By: maxiewawa

maxiewawa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:35:09 +0000

Is there a reason that there’s a Chinese character with this post. Or is it just a coincidence???

Let me explain. I read national geographic in Chinese, as I’m studying it. It’s often helpful to have an English translation, so I googled your name. So here I am! And the first thing I see is the Chinese character for “mosquito”!

So what’s the deal?