He waits until the very end, when all the
others have left.
'Thank you for inviting us,' he says to Alexandra. 'I'll come again soon
and we'll play coconut ball. Would you like that?'
'Oh, yes,' she replies. 'I'd like that very much.'
With a wave of his tail Albert turns toward home. He catches up to Pete
and Palmer, who are waiting for him. They all run ahead and, with Sally
and Alice, reach their side of the forest by late afternoon. They wave
good-bye to each other as they separate to go to their family nests.
When Albert reaches his nest he tells his mother and father about the
good time he had at Alexandra's Birthday Party. He shows them the
pictures Alexandra's Daddy gave him.
Then Albert moves to his part of the nest, curls his tail around to cover
his toes, and falls asleep.
The sun sinks behind a low hill and night settles on the forest.
Leah and the Family Meeting
In their early years, many children create a relationship to an imaginary
friends with whom they play. Without getting into child psychology,
these friends are often partners in adventures as well as conversations.
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