The continuing saga of how Tad began an interesting education at the hands (and front feet… and tarsal claws & pulvillar pads) of his new dads.
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February21st
No CommentsThe Adopted Amphibian
Posted in: Comic Strips, Discipline, Education, Frustration, Gossip, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian
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February21st
No CommentsPart 3.7 – There Must Be A Secret!
Posted in: Comic Strips, Flow, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian, The Meaning of Life
The other penguins all think that Fernando has some deep hidden secret – how else could he keep his cool when all around were losing their heads? How is he a regular at the front of the March, in the warmest part of the huddle… able to choose the easiest and fastest route to the sea and back again?! Some even say that *he has a pet sea-lion!
He cruises through smoothly every year like a breeze
Passing his friends with relative ease!
It confounds the others! (They haven’t a clue)
There must be some secret that they’ve managed to lose…but when he tells them the answer
It’s not the one they want found!
It sounds too much like admin,
too much messing around…I remember the day, when he explained to his waddle,exactly how he lived, a very simple life modeland standing quite high on that black frozen cliffhe had to speak quickly, before they all froze quite stiff.*tadpohl.com cannot verify this.
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February20th
No CommentsPart 3.6 – Gudo Cast His Mind Out, To Cold Southern Wastes!
Posted in: Comic Strips, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian, Trials and Tribulations
Now don’t confuse Gudo for some jumped-up monkey on the Zambezi with delusions of grandeur – the ape was smart, and well-travelled .. these days he sat around on his log for most of the time because he had led a long life of action and adventure, journeying the Earth in search of life’s great answers. Some of these travels had brought him into contact with exceptional individuals who seem to have had life “taped”, as it were.
So Gudo cast his mind out, to cold Southern wastes,
where penguins every Winter have a life or death race …
… and his old friend Fernando – who is not bothered at all,
by the snow and the sleet and the muck and the bore -
February19th
No CommentsPart 3.5 – It Was True That They Were, They Were Also Aghast!
Posted in: Comic Strips, Heads in the sand, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian
The full weight of what they’ve taken on begins to sink in to the (admittedly small) minds of the other two new dads. Their natural reaction is to freak out, and then stick their head in their sand, and resign themselves to their fate.. which is quite a normal universal reaction as you probably know.
It was true, that they were, they were also aghast!
Neither of them had experience at this type of task
Hmmm.. Garwe hmm’d.. as the bug said “whatever”
They’d just assumed they’d take care of their own selves forever! -
February18th
No CommentsPart 3.4 – Now Hurry, Chop Chop! … You Resistant Parentals..
Posted in: Education, Frustration, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian
Frustrated at his friends’ lack of enthusiasm for their new project, the baboon claps his hands loudly sending Umhutu into a spin.. and asks them if they’re caught in a stymie. Which isn’t really a thing at all, but it could be. We also discover that he’s not sure which sex Tad belongs to… if any!
Now hurry, CHOP CHOP! You resistant parentals.
There’s no time to dither, we must start with essentials
The lessons begin, even while he (or she?) is still slimey
Are you two okay? You look caught in a stymie… -
February17th
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Underneath the log there is a lot of thinking going on… nothing very helpful.. just relief, and hunger-type thoughts.
The adoptee and the croc just kept their mouths shut,
there was a lot here to process, a lot to think out!
Tad was happy for now, life felt a bit more secure,
all Garwe could think of was his postponed catch-du-jour! -
February16th
No CommentsPart 3.2 – A Sprog for Bloodsucktion…
Posted in: Education, Strip 3 - The Adopted Amphibian, Unity with Nature
A less-than-impressed Umhutu expresses his less-than-impressed-opinion, but he seems to come round a bit after thinking of the possibilities the new arrangement would offer to somebody of his mischievous tendencies!
Thank you Gudo for your exasperating presumption,
but a sprog i have no use for, unless of course, for bloodsucktion
although… he added slyly… i confess I’m intrigued,
One likes the idea of a fresh mind to plant seed! -
February15th
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After committing the others to a comic-strip’s lifetime of parenthood, Gudo asks Umhutu’s opinion…Umhutu what do you think of our parental transition?
Our lives can only benefit from this new acquisition!…how exciting to have a young mind to mould,
to teach him right from the start to be bold.That life is for living, it’s simply a decision.
That excuses will ALWAYS make way for a vision!
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