Extrait du livre Caillou - The magic of compost

Caillou loved spending the day with his grandma. "Grandma, look! I'm a magician! Abracadabra!" Caillou said. He really wanted to be a magician and do amazing magic tricks. "Do you think you can make a lunch disappear?" Grandma asked. "Oh, yes!" Caillou answered.

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After lunch, Grandma dropped the banana peel into a small bucket beside the door. Caillou was curious, so he looked in the bucket. "Is that your garbage can?" Caillou asked. "No, it's not," Grandma replied. Caillou made a face. "But it's all gooshy and yucky." "I need it for my garden," Grandma explained. "Your garden?" Caillou asked. "Come, I'll show you."

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Grandma took the bucket outside and went to a large barrel. She took the lid off and dumped the contents of the bucket inside. "Is that a garbage can?" Caillou asked. "No, it's a composter," Grandma explained. "I put in food scraps like fruit and vegetables, but no meat and no dairy. That means no cheese or milk."

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"I put all the leaves, grass clippings, and weeds in here too, and add a little water," Grandma explained. "It must be really yucky in there!" Caillou said. "Ah, but that's the surprising thing. Inside this composter all the messy, yucky stuff turns into something completely different," Grandma explained. "Like a magic trick?" Caillou asked, amazed.

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