With a tilt of his ear and a nervous glance in the direction of the den, Ico wondered if it was sensible to let those little gums chew on the stick...
But then the baby boy diverted his attention from the stick itself and towards the story thereof. Ico didn't know much of children, though he knew that surely the puppy couldn't understand the words — but he also knew that that wouldn't prevent him from spinning a ripping yarn.
But then the baby boy diverted his attention from the stick itself and towards the story thereof. Ico didn't know much of children, though he knew that surely the puppy couldn't understand the words — but he also knew that that wouldn't prevent him from spinning a ripping yarn.
When Stickums was born on the Mother Tree, he had a thousand brothers and sisters — not just one like you. A thousand. And that meant Stickums couldn't stand out, no matter how much it wanted to. So one day, it wriggled and it wriggled, Ico wriggled his skinny haunches expressively,
until — snap! It fell from the Mother Tree, free at last to seek its own fortune. But how?Ico asked hopelessly.
It was just a little twig, after all...
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Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - June 09, 2020, 10:58 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - June 10, 2020, 01:03 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - June 20, 2020, 10:41 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - June 21, 2020, 04:22 AM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - July 06, 2020, 12:14 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - July 09, 2020, 06:14 AM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - July 16, 2020, 11:09 AM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - July 16, 2020, 11:15 AM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - July 26, 2020, 08:13 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - July 30, 2020, 06:53 AM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Aventus - August 05, 2020, 08:26 PM
RE: Lack of tipping is the leading cause of sinkholes in the US - by Ico - August 06, 2020, 12:54 PM