Comments | the_vernacular: LJ Idol Topic #28: Here There Be Dragons

the_vernacular

LJ Idol Topic #28: Here There Be Dragons

Jun 12, 2011 23:48

In a particular bustling, modern city, there is a green and verdant park, where, if you allow yourself to become very lost indeed, you may find that you feel more as if you are in a lush meadow of wildflowers blooming in a little-known valley, or in a dark and mysterious woods that hearkens back to tales of gnomes and elves and witches who eat ( Read more... )

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liret June 13 2011, 04:17:24 UTC

I kind of want to go to the zoo now, but it is hard to express sympathy though bear-resistant glass.

the_vernacular June 13 2011, 04:24:43 UTC

Me too. We could bring him some flowers.

liret June 13 2011, 18:42:20 UTC

Or a nice arrangement of fish.

the_vernacular June 14 2011, 05:08:32 UTC

I wonder if there is an appropriate fish to send in times of condolence.

ecosopher June 13 2011, 06:16:41 UTC

So, so sad.

the_vernacular June 14 2011, 05:08:47 UTC

It is really sad! I feel so bad for Gus.

vaguelyclear June 14 2011, 22:01:22 UTC

Sadness! Both this story and the one of Ida and Gus :(

the_vernacular June 15 2011, 00:43:31 UTC

It is a sad story, but it is also a story of enduring love!

cheshire23 June 15 2011, 00:13:54 UTC

This is lovely. Kids are capable of being incredibly awesome like this, and you captured it well. <3

the_vernacular June 15 2011, 00:45:22 UTC

Thanks! I was reading the article about the questions kids asked about Ida's death and how to talk to your kids about her death and stuff, and it really struck me. I loved those bears, they have been there for most of my life and I know them well.

cheshire23 June 15 2011, 04:16:57 UTC

I remember the "here's how to talk to your kids" stuff at the Seneca Park Zoo, when Genny C the elephant had a stillborn calf 14 months through the 22 month gestation. Was sad, sad, sad...the zoo was creating an elephant family park and there was this huge "Bucks for the Baby!" thing that was everywhere, and it was all while I was pregnant with Alex so I was extra-sad that I had a baby and Genny didn't.

the_vernacular June 15 2011, 04:20:32 UTC

Aw, that is super sad! Poor Genny.

It is tough with animals partly because we *can't* communicate with them fully, 100%. We can get a sense of their feelings, but we can't talk to them the same way and it makes it hard.

sharya June 15 2011, 02:27:11 UTC

*sigh*

I want to give that dragon a big hug.

the_vernacular June 15 2011, 02:58:23 UTC

So did Natalia! I like to think she became a regular visitor and made her parents get an annual pass.