Capture the goose, part II
With fake machismo we closed in. Now its just a matter of time. Theres no escape. We will capture. With scenes from lord of the flies going through your head, dont think that we would torture the poor animal to death. No. This whole excersize is just to teach the kids coordiantion communication and cooperation. Once we caught a goose we would let it go.
But the kids were losing their compsure. We could hear the geese breathing, we were so close. One by one the kids were complaining and trying to back away. Even my sternest orders couldnt keep them in formation for much longer.
So I gave the order to attack. 20 kids and 25 geese screamed at the tops of their respective lungs. Hands and feet and feather and beaks went flying. When the dust cleared there were maybe 8 kids and 1 goose. One goose!!! We caught one. But it was so string and it was flapping its wings incessantly. The brave soul who was holding it begged for help, only to have his pleas fall on cowardly ears. Everyone responded we're coming, we're coming, but.... After a minute of struggle the goose wriggled free of its would be captor.
But the most surprising part of the story was still to come...
But the kids were losing their compsure. We could hear the geese breathing, we were so close. One by one the kids were complaining and trying to back away. Even my sternest orders couldnt keep them in formation for much longer.
So I gave the order to attack. 20 kids and 25 geese screamed at the tops of their respective lungs. Hands and feet and feather and beaks went flying. When the dust cleared there were maybe 8 kids and 1 goose. One goose!!! We caught one. But it was so string and it was flapping its wings incessantly. The brave soul who was holding it begged for help, only to have his pleas fall on cowardly ears. Everyone responded we're coming, we're coming, but.... After a minute of struggle the goose wriggled free of its would be captor.
But the most surprising part of the story was still to come...
posted by Tani at
11:40 AM
2 Comments:
Fascinating how the whole thing played out. They must have felt so...exposed. Unless they don't think too much about things. Or came up with excuses that satisfied their egos. My girlish merciful side asks: Isn't there an element of tza'ar ba'alei chaim in this whole exercise? I discourage my kids from running after pigeons or otherwise harassing living creatures. I hear you shrugging and mumbling, "yeah, whatever."
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Ayelet, at 8:37 PM
We didnt pain any animals. Except for mebbe the one that was detained for a minute. ANd there maybe i'll shrug my shoulders. But for what the kids gained from the experience, I dont think its that bad.
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Tani, at 6:50 AM
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