LEAVING AFTERNOON CAMP by Granny Annie
Sheila went to the hill-top hoping to
gaze on a pride of lions resting below.
She had taken her dogs because she
wasn't feeling all that brave.
She saw the adult male lion rolling in
the tall grass as if he were a kitten. He heard
a twig snap under Sheila's foot and his
sudden change of stance was very
decisive. This misstep
had thrown a wrench in her plans of stealth.
Sheila began to shake as
a bad feeling overtook her. She quickly was able
to scribble a note to
attach to one of the dog's collars and gave it the
command to return to camp. Hopefully
help would arrive to back her up.
The frightened woman held perfectly
still and saw the huge king lion distracted by
a lovely flower and she
thought of Ferdinand the bull who would rather smell
flowers than attack anyone. She moved
away slowly and got back before
members of their party would be alarmed
and try to come to her aid.
What a scary situation! She handled it very well.
ReplyDeleteSheila is a lot braver than me!
ReplyDeleteWonder if she thought - well it was a good idea at the time?
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your little tale using mimi's words Annie.
Not such a silly idea about the lion being distracted by the flowers - I've had cats who would wander the garden seemingly entranced by certain flowers. Lucky for Sheila he did :)
I'm away from home at the moment so can't really concentrate- hope to be back onboard next week
How WONDERFUL to see you join us again - and I loved your story. I loved Ferdinand the lion too.
ReplyDeleteA flower loving lion...we need more of those I think.
ReplyDeleteAnd she saved herself...yay!
ReplyDeleteI finally got a new computer and can leave comments on your post! YEAH.
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