A Boy and His Lion

Joe was given what we believe are called "puddle pals" (sort of an animal shaped blanket with a head) by his Grandparents Trump for Christmas. It is a lion, who has been christened Leaky, by reasons known only to Our Hero. Leaky has twice made the trip to KinderCare for Friday's Show 'N' Share, including this past Friday, when Miss Maneesha Fox noted in the daily doings report that Joe's very soft lion was showed, but not shared as Ms. Maneesha Fox did not want so soft and lovely an item to be contaminated by the other carrier monkeys. If only she knew how desperately Julie was hoping to lay hands on Leaky to toss him into the washer as he is for sure a petri dish of all sort of germs. But a boy and his lion are not to be separated. Lion is often called for when Joe is asked to do something by one parent, has refused, is being looked at disapprovingly by said parent, is looking for support from the other parent and found it wanting. It is at these moments that Lion is needed. Lion is always referred to as Lion in such moments, but is Leaky whenever Joe is joyfully bouncing Leaky about.