| Flo sometimes coped with the task of wrestling Flint from his playmates by playing with him herself. Then, when she dragged him away by one foot, he apparently continued to regard it as a game, for he often laughed as his back went bump, bump, bump over the uneven ground. I was reminded of Christopher Robin dragging Pooh Bear downstairs. It was Melissa who really amused us. One day when Goblin was playing with Flint, Pom and few others, Melissa wanted to leave. She pulled Goblin from the group, pressed him to her tummy, and set off. She had gone only ten yards or so when Goblin detached himself and came cantering back to dive into the wrestling youngsters once more. Source: In The Shadow of Man, pp.157-158. |
