Cloud Thinks and Hesitates

Animal thoughts

Cloud: There are dogs . . . dogs everywhere!

Me: There are.

Cloud: I will have to stay up here forever.

Me: The dogs have never hurt you, honey.

Cloud: But they could.

Me: Everything could.

Cloud:

Me:

Cloud: So, I should just stay up here and be safe.

Me: You could. It's your choice. But then you can't take the world in and be amazed and be free and be strong and hold it all in your paws and . . . and . . .

Cloud: If you stop talking, I'm just going to hop down. Distract the dogs. I'll run behind the couch.

Me: Good enough.