i was at work today, hanging out with the kindergartners and the first graders. i decided to sit with the girls in art area. i started to draw something and the girl beside me watched eagerly.
i was drawing a flying unicorn, and pulling out all the stops. curly hair, elegant legs, humongous eyes with curly eyelashes. this unicorn was smokin'
anyways, the little girl watching me says, "are you going to take that home?" almost squealing.
i respond in a nonchalant manner, "i don't know yet. probably."
she then says, "i'm going to have a unicorn party soon."
"oh that's cool," i say, adding extra curls to the mane.
"that's SO pretty!" she practically squeals.
"thanks" i say before asking her if she thinks it should be purple. she agrees.
"i love unisus's(?)" the girl says, watching me as i color in my picture with a crayon.
"a unisus? what's that?" i ask curiously.
"a unicorn and a pegasus. it's the first part of unicorn and the last part of pegasus."
"I made it up," she added.
"Oh, cool," i say, coloring in my unisus's mane and tail pink.
"You draw so good," she adds, bouncing on the balls of her feet.
"thank you" i say, making it's wings light blue, after asking the girl of course.
"can i have that when you're done?" she finally asks, unable to contain her excitement/desire for my picture.
"eh, i don't know," i respond as she tells me that the horn should be yellow.
i finish off my picture ("that's so pretty!") by coloring in the eye blue. and then ask what the girl's favorite color is; pink (surprise. not).
i secretly (by inconspicuously covering up a corner of the paper with my hand) write on it, in pink crayon;
For: Allison
From: Ms. Jeanette
and hand the picture of the purple "unisus" to the eager little girl who has watched me draw it (squealing and nearly jumping up and down in excitement) and say,"you can take this home." she smiles and takes it, showing it off to her friends as she takes it to rest safely in her cubby until she can take it home.
that's how i torture little girls, with uncertainties about unisus picture ownership. ^_^
i hope everyone had a fun monday! ^_^
4 comments:
Love it! I want a picture of a unisus. :( Jeremy might remember when I was a founding member of the Flying Magical Unicorns Club. Yeah, it was as awesome as it sounds.
Well I think you are as good a story teller as an artist. You put a smile on my face just reading your post. Thanks. :)
Tiffany, are you still accepting members??? I would love to join! Haha!
I read this post earlier in the week and it totally cracked me up. From the title to the ending.. Love you and your amazingness!
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