All About People by Philip Gibson

Author:Philip Gibson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Philip Gibson
Published: 2020-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

12. Lee and his mother are talking

about modern humans.

Lee

Mom, look at this!

Mom

What?

Lee

This. Look. It’s a knife... a stone knife. I made it myself.

Mom

Really? Let me see. M..mm.m, it’s not very good is it?

Lee

Why? What’s wrong with it?

Mom

Well, it’s not very sharp.

Lee

I think it’s sharp enough. I think I can use it to cut with. Anyway, this is the first one I’ve made. The next one will be better.

Mom

So why did you make it anyway? We’ve got lots of sharp knives in the kitchen. If you want to use one of those, you just have to ask me.

Lee

I wanted to see if I can make stone tools the same way early people did. Later, I’m going to make tools out of bones of animals.

Mom

The bones of animals! Where are you going to get animal bones from?

Lee

From the kitchen. There are some bones in the kitchen. After we ate dinner today, there were some chicken bones left. I’m going to use those chicken bones to make lots of bone tools.

Mom

Oh, are you?

Lee

Yes. Then, I’ll have lots of bone tools as well as this stone knife.

Mom

I see. And what are you going to use them for?

Lee

I’m not really going to use them. I’m going to exchange them with my friends at school.

Mom

Are you?

Lee

Yes. I’m going to take them to school, spread them out on the ground and let my friends see which ones they want.

Mom

I see. And what are you going to exchange them for? What do you think your friends will give you in exchange for your stone and bone tools?

Lee

Oh, sweets, toys, books... lots of things.

Mom

Why do you think your friends would want to have tools made of bones and stone? What would they use them for?

Lee

They can use them the same way early people did. They can use them for cutting things, making clothes... they can use them for a whole lot of things.

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