Rainy Day thanks those of you who
volunteered to be a First Reader for Jibutu: Daughter of the Desert. She appreciates your sacrifice of
time, and your confidence that she can actually string 82,000 words together in some
sort of meaningful fashion;-)
Rainy Day was watching something on the telly the other
night, and a snake played a small but scary part in the episode, and for some
reason, it triggered memories of long ago, when Rainy D first touched a snake.
Until that summer day, when it was too hot for sound to
carry, and Rainy D and the class bully found themselves in the park at the same
time, Rainy D had been afraid, no not afraid, but terrified, of snakes. The
class bully was there with his pet boa. For some unknown reason, he didn't
tease Rainy D, and she didn't shriek in terror and run. They started conversing
(Rainy D is positive that was a new concept for him).
Eventually, Rainy D's curiosity got the best of her, as she
watched the boa wind around his arm, and she asked if she could touch it. He
said she could, but to be gentle. She gingerly reached out and stroked it. It
was warm and smooth and dry. She had been told they were cold and slimy. She
asked if she could hold it, and he showed her how.
Rainy Day added snakes to her collections of salamanders and
lizards and frogs. The class bully did not become part of her collection, but
they did remain friends.
When Rainy Day had children, they did not understand her
predilection for reptiles and amphibians; however, since she cooked the meals
and cleaned the house, they tolerated her. Her husband, on the other
hand...but, that's another story for another posting. Maybe.
The moral of this little story? Don't believe everything you
hear and read. Question it; check it out on your own. You just may be
pleasantly surprised.
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