Yes, this post is about the infamous giraffe outside of the school.
I first noticed it in math class when our teacher stopped the lesson and asked what half the class was staring at. The students pointed at something behind the treeline outside of the school. The students called it a "giraffe." It made sense. It was brown and yellow in color, had the same rectangular head, and a long neck. I reasoned that it couldn't possibly be a real giraffe. For starters, there were cables attached to either side of the giraffe's head. Then, I reasoned that the only place there would be a giraffe in the US is in a zoo. From all the giraffes that we have studied in the world, none have had cables attached to either side of their heads or have been walking around aimlessly by a school in the US. Based off of these generalizations, I concluded that it wasn't a real giraffe. Then I made the assumption that it was in fact an inflatable giraffe used for promotion purposes, perhaps by Toys-R-Us. There were times I saw the giraffe move and I assumed that it was the wind.
A few days later, my mom drove me to school through the entrance directly in front of the school (with the newly paved path). I looked for the giraffe and once again saw the yellow and brown object. I pointed at it and told my mom to look. It was then I realized that the "giraffe" was not a giraffe at all. It was a crane working on the construction site. That explained the moving of the giraffe. It was moving to pick up bricks or something of that sort. That was truly an embarrassing moment. But from the second floor of the school, I truly thought I saw an inflatable giraffe! I only confirmed it when I had a closer look. So much for my infallible senses!
