Papa

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-04-2012, 02:41 AM

The little black puppy had managed to get out of the room they slept in again. Instead she was now steadily working towards the large bed her parents slept in. Reaching the edge of the large bed Dalgina looked up, trying to think of ways to get on top of it. She could smell both her parents up there, and wanted to be with them. It was so high up though, and she didn't think she could reach it. Standing on her back legs Dalgina stretched up, trying to reach the top. She partly jumped as she tried to wriggle higher. She yipped in triumph as her paws hit the top of the bed before she slid back down.

It looked like this was going to be more work than she'd thought. Frowning she backed up, trying to get a better look at things. It was unfortunate, but Dalgina wasn't much of a thinker. She tended to follow her feelings, and spent her time dreaming. When it came to actually doing stuff, the idea was always half formed, despite her best efforts at executing it. Dalgina could see what she wanted in her mind: herself curled up between her two parents. Making that image real was harder.

Temo Wolfe · 01-08-2012, 12:42 AM

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He sat in the bright sun on top of one of those power line structures surveying the forest and surrounding area. Some of the wires still stretched from the skeletal structure to skeletal structure, other wires hung from the insulators where the stress from years of entropy had finally broken through them. Birds flew and circled below him in their continual aerial dance for the insects that they hunted. Suddenly there was a yip right next to him and before he could turn his head, the dream quickly faded to blackness as he woke up from the noise.

He listened to the darkness of the night, he knew that what woke him up from the dream of his birth lands was a yip from one of their pups. It did not take long for him to notice the breathing of a pup near the bed. All their scents were in the room but that Dalgina's scent was stronger told him who was in the room with them and not sleeping with her siblings. His dark eyes looked at the door to confirm that it had been closed when Jace and him had put the pups and themselves to bed.

In the near quiet of the night, he could hear her breathing of the little one in the room with them. He knew what his little girl wanted, she wanted up onto the bed to snuggle between them and sleep. As he laid there watching the shadow of his little girl sit and stare at the bed, he pondered possible actions that he could take. He could feel the frustration coming from his little girl and decided some teaching was in order, after all, every moment should be a learning moment and he wanted his children to learn as he did, how to think on their own.

Hoping not to disturb Jace, Temo slowly and gently got out of bed, stretched his muscles and then sat down on the floor next to his daughter. He put his hand gently and lovingly onto the back of Dalgina's shoulders and after a moments thought, What seems to be the problem? he asked her in a quiet whisper so as not to wake her siblings that were sleeping in the nursery.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-08-2012, 04:01 PM

Something shifted on the bed, catching the small puppy's attention. It was her papa, silently sliding out. He knelt beside her. Happily she licked him, loving having him near. They looked so alike, matching twins of darkness in the night. She was getting ready to climb on him when she heard his question, and remembered why she'd come out in the first place. Frowning she glanced back at the bed. Don't know how to get up.

She turned her head back to her papa, eyes wide with expectancy. He could solve anything. She knew he would be able to help her get on the bed, and then she could snuggle in nice and warm. Her tail thumped the ground quietly, waiting for his answer. Papa wasn't always around all the time, but she loved it when he was, enjoying the time spent and quiet moments of learning. He wasn't full of the fierceness of her [html] mahn[/html], a more calm soul that reflected her dreaming nature.

Temo Wolfe · 01-19-2012, 02:14 AM

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He nodded his head a moment, Aahh, he said quietly deep in thought. He was considering the options that would be available to the little one for getting up onto the bed. Also he was considering how to prompt her in thinking of a solution and also what words to use that would hopefully be the most affective in his en devours of teaching how to think.

Although it was nighttime and dark in the room, there was enough moonlight coming through the clouds and into the window that he could still see. Temo looked down at Dalgina and still being quiet, I see your problem, you do not know how to get up onto the bed. he paused a moment, but is not the real problem is that the bed is to high for someone such as your size to jump up on? he asked her as he watched her and gauged her reaction.

He waited a few heartbeats while she thought about it before continuing. Which would mean you need to be taller, or find something that would make you taller. Something you can climb up onto like a chair, a box, or stool. His gaze shifted to the chair that was next to the bed then back to his daughter to see what she would do.

Dalgina Wolfe-Denahlii · 01-19-2012, 08:27 PM

Papa began to explain her problem, and Dalgina listened intently. Yes, she didn't know how to get up. Yes, she was certainly too small. Dalgina had already tried jumping up. It hadn't worked too well. She was just too small at the moment. Her tail gave a quiet thump on the bed as she waited for Papa to pick her up and place her on the bed. That was her solution. A perfectly reasonable one in her mind, too. After all, Papa was there and could certainly reach the bed. He could help her.

He didn't do that though, and talked about getting something to stand on instead. Dalgina pouted, not liking this turn. It would be easier if Papa just helped. I don't need something to stand on. You pick me up. Her childish mind only had one track, convinced that if it could be done Papa would do it. Maybe he hadn't realized that he could pick her up. Dalgina had explained it now, and her brown eyes stared expectantly, waiting to be scooped up.

Temo Wolfe · 02-04-2012, 02:23 PM

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Temo's ears twitched and turned every so often at the occasional night noise that floated through the air. Like the hoot of an owl outside on the hunt, or the creek of the house as it settled. In the dark, he watched his little girl and wondered if anything he was talking to her about was sinking in.

He could not help but smile at the single minded bluntness of a child when she told him that her problem would be solved by his picking her up. He moved his head a bit closer to hers, Remember what I have said tonight and next time you would be snoozing between your mom and dad sooner.

He stayed quiet for a couple of moments to let her ponder on that. With a quiet chuckle and before her frustration over his not understanding what her simple solution was, Temo stood up and scooped up his daughter into his arms. He was learning that one had to know when to end a lesson before it became a nuisance to the student and they stop learning. With another chuckle, You are your daddy's daughter. he quietly said as he placed Dalgina onto the bed next to her mother and crawled back onto the bed himself.

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