Iron Man's Misfortune

On a recent gusty day, Caleb, Madi, and I set out on a kite flying adventure. Caleb may have flown a kite when he was very young, but Madi had never flown one. They were extraordinarily excited! We walked to a nearby park with a large, grassy space. All was going well...the kites practically flew themselves in that wind. I leaned down to help Madi with her Elmo kite, and when I looked up Caleb's Iron Man kite was flying very, VERY high. Too high! He had let go of the string. It landed high in a tree, overhanging a lake...impossible to retrieve for everyone but a swimming giant. But Elmo lived to fly another day!