Curiosity overcame the little girl. Grasping the first banister picket, she pulled herself up onto the outside ledge of the staircase. Hand over hand, she climbed higher and higher, towards the plant perched six feet up on top of the display case.
Just before the stairway reached the case, a transition occurs, and the ledge, previously rising on a continuous slope, takes a vertical step of its own. Reaching this, the girl stopped. She looked down, and realized just how high she was. Fear replaced curiosity, and she screamed.
Her Dad came running, and retrieved the young girl from her perch. Her arms now clasped tightly and securely around his neck, she whispered, “I was scary, Daddy.”
“Yes, honey, sometimes you are,” he thought. “But I love you anyway.”
Aw. I can't help shuddering a little just thinking about the crazy things kids do in blissful ignorance of their own vulnerability and mortality. It's a wonder we survive to adulthood. :)
ReplyDeleteAren't kids the best? Even if we do end up with them in the emergency room! :)
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