Not me though. No, I always have to be vigilant, ever concerned, that someone might swipe my toy when my attention is diverted. That is, I used to be. I recently discovered a technique which allows me to keep an eye on a possession while going about my day, specifically, getting a drink of water.
It happened a couple of days ago. Sister had just come home from work and was showering me with all the ear rubs and neck scratches I wanted (Sister recently started a new job in a town far enough away that she isn't able to come home at lunch time to rub my ears. As a result, she must provide me with an entire day's worth of attention as soon as she gets home). In my mouth was my orange bally-ball, a toy Sister bought me at a store near her new job that I absolutely adore (I have actually delayed going to sleep at night in order to keep playing with it).
Anyway, I was hanging with Sister and my orange bally-ball when, out of the blue, I suddenly felt very thirsty. Bally-ball still clenched firmly in my mouth, I hot footed my way over to my water bowl and looked in. Staring up at me was my reflection--handsome as ever and obviously just as obsessed with the orange bally-ball as me. But there was something else in that face, a sort of smugness. It took me a minute to fully comprehend, but I eventually realized that that smugness was my reflection asking "so, how you gonna get a drink of water with that bally-ball in your mouth?"
Panic set in. If I held onto my orange bally-ball, I wouldn't be able to get a drink of water. If I put the ball down, say, beside me, then some nefarious person (Sister) might swoop in and steal it. What was I to do?
Suddenly, the solution came to me.
A Reenactment |
When I had drunk my fill, I fished my bally-ball out of the bowl and turned back to Sister. She was doubled over laughing. Let's just say that I had no other option but to wipe my sopping wet chin on her pant leg.
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