THE TODDCAST · WITH TODD MICHAELTown Hall in a Breeze
Todd Young drafted a kite-sharing rule while Todd Blanche pinned the page with a paperweight. Two mice, a snail, and a tall daisy offered amendments. The wind kept trying to adjourn the meeting.
They agreed everyone would get a turn beneath the same sky. The daisy held the string; the snail received extra time and no one objected.
A fair turn under the kite
Todd Young opened a block-built town hall to write one fair rule for sharing a kite. Todd Blanche brought a golden pencil and a paperweight, but the wind kept carrying the draft away. The townspeople—two mice, a snail, and a very tall daisy—each proposed a different schedule, including one that gave the kite every Tuesday off.
Todd Blanche pinned the page beneath the paperweight. Todd Young wrote that everyone should have a turn beneath the same wide sky. The snail asked for a longer turn because it took so long to reach the field. The mice proposed a relay, and the daisy volunteered to hold the string while the others took turns flying the kite.
The rule passed unanimously, including the daisy, who voted by leaning toward the sun. The kite rose, dipped, and sailed over the block town. Todd Young signed the paper; Todd Blanche added a tiny kite-shaped seal. The wind finally stopped stealing the draft, having been offered the last turn. It declined and carried the kite a little higher instead.
Write It Down Again
Todd Young wrote the kite rule; the wind whisked away the draft. Todd Blanche pinned the next copy, while a snail requested a longer turn.
They gave everyone a turn and let the wind have the last one. It declined the kite but carried the paper home.
Kite Rule
Todd Young writes the kite-share rule,
Todd Blanche keeps the page from wind’s pull.
Two mice, a snail, a daisy vote,
The paperweight holds every note.
They share the sky, the string, the breeze,
The daisy leans among the trees.
The wind gets last turn, then lets go,
The kite climbs where soft clouds flow.