The fourth-grader got to work making a safe habitat for Millie to live in. With her dad’s help, she built an enclosure called a terrarium. She filled it with grass and soil, as well as spiders, worms, and other insects. She also found a friend for Millie—a smaller brown-and-black grasshopper she named Billie.
Madeline gives Millie plenty of time to hop around outside the terrarium too. She even brought Millie to school once.
“Some of the kids were scared,” she says. “But I told them there is nothing to be afraid of.”
Madeline isn’t fascinated with only six-legged creatures. She loves all animals, especially her pet dogs, cats, rabbit, and chickens. And she has rescued mourning doves and baby rabbits. It’s not surprising that Madeline wants to be a veterinarian one day!