The Adventures of the Big Sister

You might remember The Adventures Of The Babysitter. Our heroine completed that mission and has moved on to another, more dangerous mission and title, The Big Sister.

Ladies and Gents, I'd like to paint for a picture of words, Imagine this: It's a warm day in late spring, the first character in our sketch is Boy on Bike: Girl in stroller is also a character.

A simple walk in the rain soaked forest and passed a peaceful river they stroll. Cautiously, The Big Sister calls to the Boy on Bike to stay close and watch out for snakes, which had been sited in those parts. Without heading her calls, Boy shoots across a bridge spanning the river... practically running over a snake curled on the cement sunning it self.

Boy on Bike screams in fright, but crosses the bridge to safely. Our heroine thinks fast and calls calmly to Boy to go to the right side of the bridge and pass back to her side of the bridge as the Big Sister searches for for something with which to push the snake of the bridge.


Unfortunately, some facts slipped our heroine mind. a) There are a pair of swans in that portion of the river, b) and the female is nesting c) the male is gets annoyed when humans invade his or his mate's personnel space. d) she just told Boy to cross the bridge on the extreme right, aka, the swan's personnel territory.

A scream from Girl in Stroller alerts Big Sister to the situation, the swan (a remarkably large swan to boot) has climbed the bank and is steadily advancing toward the girl trapped in the parked stroller.

Big Sister jumps into action, with a fast summer salt (okay, maybe not..) she reaches the stroller just in time snaps the breaks off, all the while strongly advising the Boy to high-tail it out of there. Two-wheeling the stroller she starts at a run for safety, away from the swan and snake. Thankfully the snake, apparently bored by the action, had slithered off into the river, but the swan is at her heels, honking and flapping his wings in anger.

Although our heroine is running pell-mell for safety, Boy on Bike, after getting over his initial fright, thinks the situation is no longer dangerous, and is taking risks that are slightly frightening the Girl in the Stroller, who is screaming her terror at the top her lungs, all of witch is aggravating the mad swan even more and he advances on the terrified three-o.

Big Sister tries to calm the Girl and admonish the Boy at the same time while attending to her own project. Fool-hardy, you might say, but what's getting chased by a mad swan if you can't get pictures of it?
Tune in next time for the amazing conclusion to The Babysitters/Big Sisters, greatest hour yet!