Early records

J and I biked to Sandy Creek this morning to meet Jeremy Reynolds with Luca and Grace. J wanted to take Friedel and was holding him as we rode off on the black bike. Two hours later, as we were on our way home from Sandy Creek, I didn’t see Friedel. He hadn’t been turned in at the nature center. Jamie was extremely upset by this time, his little face was breaking down. As we rode home along the Greenway, amid his tears J said thet maybe Friedel would be happy living in the woods. On the way home he kept repeating: “Das ist nicht gut,” “Das ist schlimm.” He also said: “Aber wir haben immer noch Thusnelda und Spiggy.” Thankfully, we found Friedel near our house. He had fallen to the ground on the sidewalk along King just north of Belvoir. The person who found him put him up on the nearest mailbox post. J, I, Friedel, Thusnelda and Spiggy all had a love-and-hug-fest when we got home. Later from another room I heard J narrating the affair at some length to Schmusi Klapperschlange.  

Early records

A: “Stell dir vor: Manche Tiere werden in nur ein paar Wochen ganz erwachsen!”

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J: “Ja, und wenn ich erwachsen bin, kann ich auch ein paar Kinder haben”.

A: “Wenn du willst”.

J: “Ja, ich will das. Aber ich muss zuerst eine Mama suchen, um sie zu füttern [...] Ich brauche eine Frau, um für die Kinder zu kochen."

A: "Du kannst auch kochen, sowie ich das tue, nicht nur die Mama."

J: "Ja, aber die Frau hat die Milch."