I have a friend, Mais, who is from Jordan. Mais went to Washington D.C. for the 2009 inauguration. While she was there, she bought some peanut m&m's and went for a walk in the park. There were many squirrels in the park. Mais, not being one to withhold peanut m&m's, decided to feed the squirrels.
She was pleasantly surprised at how quickly they gathered around her, and how grateful they seemed to be for the afternoon treat. With her big brown eyes and dark curly hair tucked under a red knit cap, Mais must have looked and felt just like Snow White communing with her forest friends.
She carefully allotted each squirrel one m&m, and watched in delight as they took it and scampered away. She snapped some photos to show to her friends back home, and even took a brief video on her camera. What an enjoyable afternoon this was turning out to be!
But unbeknownst to Mais, there was trouble brewing. One particularly large squirrel was not satisfied with his allotment. He gobbled it up greedily and came running back for more before some of the others had even been fed.
Mais recognized him and resisted his advances. She wanted to teach him a lesson about waiting his turn. But the squirrel meant business, making menacing clicking noises as he crept closer and closer.
Finally, Mais' benevolent nature got the better of her. She very carefully placed a plump yellow m&m in her palm and offered it to him, the candy hovering right in front of his nose.
And that's when the squirrel bit her on the finger.
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