01-20-2009, 05:38 PM
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This was the first thing that she had ever made in her entire life. Siobhan had seen a picture of it in a book that had been inside of the house, and had decided that she was going to try and make one for herself. A swing. She'd had to climb pretty high up into the tree to tie the rope right, but she was able to shift...so it wasn't a problem. The girl was fairly nimble, and had managed to get both ropes secured without much problem. It was finding a good seat that was the hard part. She'd looked all over the place, and had found a couple of things that might work...but she wasn't sure how to attach the rope onto the ends.
She ended up picking a big, thick piece of metal that she had found in the human city-an old part that she had pulled off of the front of a car. It was pretty long, but she thought that it would work. She tied the rope first onto one side of the object and then the other so that it would balance, checking the knots to see if they were strong. The small coyote pushed on the bumper with all of her weight, trying to test it before she'd actually try it out herself, then looked to the base of the tree. She'd brought her teddy bear with her just in case she did get the swing to work so that he might be able to try it, too.
Siobhan grabbed onto one of the ropes, pulling herself up onto the seat. The humans in the pictures had looked like they were having fun, and she wanted to do whatever they were doing with the swing. They'd been in the air...really high up. But how had they gotten that way? She tried moving a little bit, from side to side. Nothing. "Sir Toodles--what is Siobhan doing wrong? She isn't going high! You should come gives her a push!" The teddy didn't move or respond, as usual, though, just looked at her with its beady little eyes. She sighed.
This was the first thing that she had ever made in her entire life. Siobhan had seen a picture of it in a book that had been inside of the house, and had decided that she was going to try and make one for herself. A swing. She'd had to climb pretty high up into the tree to tie the rope right, but she was able to shift...so it wasn't a problem. The girl was fairly nimble, and had managed to get both ropes secured without much problem. It was finding a good seat that was the hard part. She'd looked all over the place, and had found a couple of things that might work...but she wasn't sure how to attach the rope onto the ends.
She ended up picking a big, thick piece of metal that she had found in the human city-an old part that she had pulled off of the front of a car. It was pretty long, but she thought that it would work. She tied the rope first onto one side of the object and then the other so that it would balance, checking the knots to see if they were strong. The small coyote pushed on the bumper with all of her weight, trying to test it before she'd actually try it out herself, then looked to the base of the tree. She'd brought her teddy bear with her just in case she did get the swing to work so that he might be able to try it, too.
Siobhan grabbed onto one of the ropes, pulling herself up onto the seat. The humans in the pictures had looked like they were having fun, and she wanted to do whatever they were doing with the swing. They'd been in the air...really high up. But how had they gotten that way? She tried moving a little bit, from side to side. Nothing. "Sir Toodles--what is Siobhan doing wrong? She isn't going high! You should come gives her a push!" The teddy didn't move or respond, as usual, though, just looked at her with its beady little eyes. She sighed.