Ellie Discovers Siri by K. Denise Holmberg
“What animal has the most teeth?” Pop Pop asked his phone. The question came up while our grandkids told my husband all about their day at the San Diego Zoo. No one knew the answer, so Pop Pop asked Siri. “Snails,” Siri replied. (Did you know that?) Our five-year-old granddaughter, Ellie, was mesmerized. Not because snails had the most teeth, but because instant answers to all of life's burning questions were literally at her fingertips. Shortly afterward, opportunity arose when Aunt Bree left her phone within striking distance. Ellie picks it up. With trembling fingers and a heart beating too hard in her little chest, she pushes the magic button and says … Not so fast … what do you think the first question a five-year old would ask? Being my granddaughter, with a more than generous degree of intelligence, her sweet little voice says, “Siri, what does God look like?” Whoa. How long has that one been percolating in that pretty little head? Siri referred he