She certainly does not lack confidence, that is for sure. She is brave and strong and it is clear already that the short stout teapot might be running the place before we know it.
Today I put the new addition out with the donkeys for the first time. They've had ample time to sniff and snort, so it was time. All went well. The ground is chunky and frozen, so footing is not the best. For that reason, I did not want the pony running with the llama, who after her bout with Meningeal Worm can fall more easily due to her hind legs/spine being weakened.
So I put her in with the donkeys, leaving Boone out at this time. Boone has never done anything to the little donkeys, but I wanted to be cautious on this first outing. Matilda was the most cautious, and her footing is not great due to her age, but all was fine.
Soon, I'm sure they will be taking hiking expeditions together and Paco will write poetry to her. I did overhear a conversation this morning as I did my usual barn chores:
"So is she really a teapot?" Lucia asked.
"I don't think so. But she is round so she is a living teapot," said Pino.
"She is like a big round ball," said Lucia.
"The moon is round, so is the earth, so it is good to be round," said Pino.
"Cookies are round," said Paco.
"What is your name?" asked Lucia.
"She told me it will come," said the Teapot.
The donkeys returned back to their hay, all except Paco,
who put his nose close to the fence that separated him from the new arrival.
"If your roundness means you are like the moon or earth,
I wonder if you are some kind of Goddess?" Paco asked her.
She stomped her little feet, and squealed. And Paco ran off.
