It’s amazing how people – even rather little ones – work out
ways to make others around them laugh.
And it’s even more amazing what lengths people – even rather little ones
– will go to go make others around them laugh.
For example, I was dressing little madam in little man’s
room the other night, after dinner and a bath, and little man – who finally
started walking (and I mean real, full-on walking) a few weeks ago – who was
exploring his surroundings, began tugging at his lovely snugly cot blanket that
was tucked firmly in amongst his bedding.
Because lately he’s been finding rolling around in blankets on the
ground quite a bit of fun, I decided that rather than allow him to remove the rather
large cot blanket - because I had the
foresight (yes, amazingly, I had some on this occasion) to realise that
allowing him to drag his lovely snugly cot blanket around on the floor (the floor
that I hadn’t gotten around to vacuuming in at least a week) was going to
result in a rather grotty cot blanket; which, in turn, would have needed to be
added to the pile of washing in the basket that seems to be capable of breeding
better than a pack of rabbits – I decided to try and find a replacement. So, after quickly scanning the room, I
grabbed a smaller blanket and handed it to him.
Thankfully, he was immediately pleased with my offering, and
left the lovely snugly cot blanket alone.
But, instead of throwing the blanket onto the floor to begin his regular
rolling game, he proceeded to drape it over his head. And, despite the fact that the blanket was
small, because little man isn’t that tall yet, the blanket draped over him
practically covered him completely. From
behind, he looked like a miniature master Yoda (he’s a little green man in Star
Wars, by the way), in fact. Although
unlike Master Yoda, little man’s face was no-where to be seen under his very
own make-shift cape.
Naturally, I was immediately enthralled by little man’s
strange actions, so I stopped dressing little madam momentarily to observe his
next movements. And I couldn’t believe
my eyes, when he started moving forward, despite the fact his vision completely
hindered by the little blanket draped over him.
I was soon in disbelief, when little man took a few more wobbly steps
and actually made it out of his room and into the hallway. Unfortunately for him, this was as far as little
man got. Because he – probably as a
result of the fact that he couldn’t see a thing - collided with the wall and
was knocked off his feet. I, along with
little madam – who was witnessing the fascinating movements of the tiny ghost-like
figure under the blanket – couldn’t help ourselves and we were both laughing,
almost hysterically, before his backside hit the floor. It was the funniest thing I’d seen in quite a
while, that’s for sure.
Then, only seconds after he landed, little man peeked from
under his blanket, with a larger-than-normal grin across his little face, then
stood up to do it all again. And,
although I’m absolutely certain he had no vision whatsoever – thanks to the
blanket draped over his head – he managed to locate the small wooden block
trolley and was next seen zooming down the hallway behind the trolley.
As you can imagine, little man’s collision with the wall outside
his room, wasn’t the only one he had that night. And it wasn’t the only time little madam and
I had a good laugh either. Unfortunately
for little man, the evidence of his over-the-top attempts to make us cackle,
were obvious in the bruises he was covered in the following day. And in addition to the regular bruises which
he accumulates on a daily basis, as he continues to develop and practice the
art of walking – with quite a few trips and falls along the way – he had the extra
self-inflicted ones. In fact, the poor
bugger was so blue, he practically resembled the balls of an African Vervet
Monkey.
Thanks, little man, for the wonderful sideshow. It’s really lovely to see you developing into
such a great little comedian. Love you!
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