How frequent do you ride with your kids ? Do you like to make long walks ? Can you benefit from wild life near your house ? Do you go to a spot by car first ? What sort of wildlife do you see ? Is it frequent to see rabbits or birds flying by ? Do your children like to see the scenery ? Do your children get into competition mode riding the bike ? Tell me your story, here is mine...
The birds were flying around the lake. From time to time they would dive to the grass and fly back above the lake. They were looking for bread crumbs. Many families did picnics around the lake and left something for them to eat.
A Little Girl approached in her bicycle. The birds could see her from far away. The Little Girl had a pink flag on her bicycle. When the birds saw the Little Girl they would fly by the Little Girl showing her the way to go. The Little Girl in her pink bicycle would follow the flying birds. The Little Girl's daddy followed her in turn.
The birds stopped and flew over a nice picnic spot. The Little Girl stopped the bicycle and Papi did the same. The Little Girl ran to where the birds beaked the grass in search for breadcrumbs. And Papi followed her with the picnic basket.
"The birds selected the best spot Papi!", said the Little Girl.
"Yes they did, they are your friends, they want the best spot for the Little Girl.", said Papi. From the picnic spot they could see the lake almost in it's entirety. The tree lines to left and back composed the picture. The Little Girl and Papi were having a picnic in a beautiful landscape painting.
Papi laid down the blanket and they sat eating their sandwich. The Little Girl threw some small pieces of the bread and the birds caught them in mid air.
"Look Papi, they catch the bread flying", said the Little Girl.
Soon after they could see some rabbits approaching. The Little Girl ran to the rabbits and they ran away from her. She was chasing the rabbits, but they were too fast for her. When she got tired of chasing the rabbits the Little Girl went back to the blanket and rank some fresh water.
The rabbits approached curiously. The Little Girl did not move, she did not want to frighten the rabbits. And so the rabbits approached the Little Girl. One of the rabbits came and ate a bit of lettuce of the Little Girls sandwich right from her hand. And the Little Girl did not move holding her breath.
The girl could not hold any longer and took a deep breath. The rabbits ran away, and he Little Girl laughed.
"The rabbits are beautiful Papi!", said the Little Girl.
They packed the picnic basket and the blanket. Papi took them to the bicycle. The Little Girl picked up the paper bag with the empty plastic wrappings, bottles, used paper plates and cups. Papi smiled at the Little Girl, "Very well Little Girl, let's take the garbage back home, we don't want the lake dirty, the rabbits and birds do not know what to do with the garbage".
They rode back home, this time the rabbits showed the Little Girl the way out. When Papi and the Little Girl left the lake park, the Little Girl looked back. the Little Girl saw the rabbits waving goodbye, and the birds flying in circles above them.
What is the reaction of your child do birds and ducks ? Ever visited a zoo or a lake with eager ducks to get a piece of bread ? Do you let your child feed the birds ? How does your child react ? Is your child eager to get some bread to give to the birds ? How does he feel with all the birds surrounding him for a piece of food ? How do you teach him to react to the birds ? Tell me your story, here is mine...
"Quack, quack, there is a little girl approaching, let's go there", quacked the yellow duck to the orange duck.
"Quack, quack, No, the little girl will kick you...", quacked back the orange duck.
"Quack, quack, I know that Little Girl with the red dress, she always brings bread for us, quack, quack"
"Quack, quack, she looks like the Little Boy with the red shirt, and he kicked me..."
"Quack, quack, wait back then, let's see"
Soon they could hear the Little Girl shouting "Papi, come here quickly, the ducks are there, quick quick or they will run away..."
"Quack, quack, see, she wants to get us, let's swim away..." quacked the orange duck to the yellow duck.
"Quack, quack, wait a bit more, look she has something in the hand..." quacked back the yellow duck,
"Quack, quack, it's a stone, swim away..."
"Quack, quack, no, it's a piece of bread, come quick..."
"Quack, quack, she has more, good, let's go..."
The Little Girl was throwing pieces of bread everywhere, the ducks, the geese, the swans, the seagulls all came for the pieces of bread.
"Quack, quack, this is crowded, come, I'll get a piece of bread for you", quacked the yellow duck to the orange duck.
"Quack, quack, I can't, my leg still hurts from the Little Boy's kick, I can't approach", quacked back the orange duck.
"Quack, quack, I'll get the bread for you", and the yellow duck jumped as high as he could to catch the pieces of bread, but the seagulls flying around were faster, they caught all the bread.
The ducks heard the girl shouting, "Look Papi, that orange duck is sick, he has a bad leg, let me get to the orange duck, I have bread for him".
The Little Girl flapped her arms for the birds to move away as she approached the orange duck, but the orange duck was afraid.
"Papi, the orange duck is moving away, I can't give bread to the orange duck, can you help?"
The ducks saw the big man hold the Little Girl so that she could approach better, and then the miracle happened, the Little Girl was throwing the pieces of bread in the direction of the orange duck.
"Quack, quack, thank you", quacked the orange duck to the Little Girl.
"Papi, Papi, the orange duck is eating the bread", said the Little Girl happily.
"Quack, quack, thank you", quacked the yellow duck to the Little Girl.
"Papi, Papi, the yellow duck is friend of the orange duck, it said thank you to me." shouted happily the Little Girl.
