Strings in the Sky

"Mommy, what are those strings in the sky?" the gremlin asked me on the bus on our way into town to do some shopping today.

"What strings, baby?" I asked, looking out the window at the sky in confusion.

"The ones connecting all the houses." she told me as though I was a dunce and should have known what she was talking about.

When I realized what she was talking about, I explained that they were wires carrying electricity to all the houses... but I couldn't stop thinking about the simplistic way kids see the world.