Travelingjenny

According to Grace, today was “stick-fighting day” at Curly’s school. When she called to check on him, his teacher said he had been hurt, so Gracie rushed to pick him up from school. It turns out that someone had poked him in the eye with a stick, and his eye was bleeding. (I guess that’s the danger of stick-fighting day.) Luckily, his teacher is also a nurse, so she bandaged Curly’s eye and he didn’t have to go to the doctor’s office. Phew!

Although sheep blankies have an amazing ability to rebound quickly from injuries, Grace decided that Curly needed to wear a helmet to keep him safe during our afternoon activities. Shielded from further harm, Curly spent the rest of the day with his (Grace-made) bike helmet on, riding with Grace on her tricycle, enjoying a walk in the stroller, and swinging on the swing. He even went down the slide (tucked safely inside Gracie’s coat). Hopefully this brave little sheep has learned his lesson, and he’ll remember to wear his new helmet to the next stick-fighting day.

{Note: Curly is a sheep with an exciting life. His adventures have been chronicled in a limited-edition picture book (words and photos by travelingjenny), available only in Grace’s personal library.}