Thumper is a
rabbit (we found out much later that he came from the Disney film, “Bambi”). Thumper does not want to sleep. Everyone is preparing for bed – the mouse,
the duckies, the chipmunk, and the squirrel. Then Thumper heard his
mama calling and he knew he had to go home.
Papa told a bedtime story. Still, Thumper wouldn’t go to sleep!
Papa and Mama
kissed him and Thumper at last went to sleep.
This was our
bedtime reading until my son turned one year. We would read several books but
our finale would always be “Thumper”. We used to read this lying down but when
he became mobile at five months, he would either sit on my lap or move about
while I read to him. When Papa and Mama
kiss Thumper, my son would know it was time for bed (but of course not before
he got a good dose of tickling when Thumper’s sisters cry, “Thumper! We missed
you!”)
You can be sure
we never went out of town without bringing Thumper with us.
Ssssshhhhh.
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