DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 "I'll make her up some mash...you'll have to make sure she gets plenty to eat...and lots of water... and clean up after it...til she can go out in the coop with the oithers..." answered Lavinia. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 Bo nodded eagerly, before asking her."Will ya hewp me..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 "Course I will baby," answered Lavinia. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 Bo nodded with a smile and looked back down at the chick in his hand that was starting to settle into sleep peacefully, stroking its little head with his own tiny finger softly. For a toddler, Bo was exceptionally careful. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Jesse and Lavinia just watched him smiling, as Luke leaned against his aunt hugging her to him. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 **END FLASHBACK**"I remember that now! He took such good care of it! That chicken would follow him around like a dog follows its master!"Daisy exclaimed softly, not disturbing the boys sleep. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 Jesse nodded. "That was the one..." Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 "Aww...that was so sweet when he showed me...he doted over that thing..."She said with a smile, looking to Bo as she did before asking eagerly."What about Luke?" Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 "What about Luke?" asked Jesse missing her point. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 "Did he ever have a time when he was that innocent?"Daisy asked softly. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 "Well...there was the time he found that fawn..." anwered Jesse quietly. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Posted February 7, 2008 "The fa...oooh the fawn...oh that was sweet..."Daisy crooned softly, remembering the little thing. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 7, 2008 Report Posted February 7, 2008 ****flashback****Luke ran breathlessly to the farmhouse. "Unca Jesse! Unca Jesse! Come quick!!!" Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse looked up from where he was chopping vegetables as Luke came running in, out of breath and looking a little upset."What's the matter son?" Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 As always when anything bothered Luke a great deal, he had trouble expressing himself with words. Instead he took his uncle's hand and begged him to follow him. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse sighed and took Luke's hand, following him outside. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 Luke hurriedly led his uncle to a small clearing in the woods. There, laying shivering with its leg bleeding was a small fawn, with white spots adorning its back. "Shurt Unca Jesse...we gotta help it!" Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse bit his lip as he looked over the little thing. It was freezing, its mother had to be either dead or had abandoned it, and it looked like it had hurt a lot of blood already. Either way, the chances looked bleak that it would survive much longer, with or without help."Son...we can try and help it...but...you have t'be aware that it might not survive anyway..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 "No...no it will...it will...please Unca Jesse...please.." begged Luke more in tears over this little fawn than he had been since he first came to live on the farm. "Please!" he begged soft tears rolling down his cheeks. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse sighed and nodded a little, bending down to pick the weak little animal up."Alright son, you run ahead and get me some blankets...tell yer auntie that we need some formula made up too.." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 Luke nodded and ran ahead sking his aunt to do the things Jesse had told him, laying the blankets in a small pile in the kitchen where it was warmest. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse soon came through the door, having wrapped the fawn's leg with his handkerchief. Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 "Is it ok?! How bad is it?!" asked little Luke anxiously. Quote
BoJamesDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Posted February 8, 2008 Jesse carefully put the fawn in the blankets that Luke had laid out, shaking his head a little."Luke listen, you gotta be quiet son or yer gonna frighten it...Lavinia would ya call the vet please..." Quote
DaisyMaeDuke Posted February 8, 2008 Report Posted February 8, 2008 Luke covered his mouth with his hands to remind himself to be quiet. "Will he be o?" asked Luke in a whisper.Lavinia meanwhile phoned the vet. Quote
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