As the child grew older, her emotions dictated more and more unexplainable occurrences. Excited giggles and squeals caused the flowers and potted plants around the house to grow into small scale jungles. Her anger and frustration would ignite the fireplace or the gas stove top (this was  quite concerning). In the spring and summer months, the girl attracted all insects, birds, and tiny critters. They never harmed her or scared her. In fact, Ellenore seemed to tame them. All of those things could be explained with common sense, or even science. 