Stick-on stars

While doing a constellation project, the students were each given a handful of star stickers. They were the old-fashioned kind that must be licked to stick. One of the boys complained that his stars kept falling off. My student teacher went over to him and saw that his paper was practically dripping saliva. She explained, "The stars only need a LITTLE BIT of moisture to stick. Just touch it to your tongue quickly."
He said, "I DID! SEVENTEEN TIMES!!"