#fenixtj

Little Girls are being chased! By the lumbering Buffalo with ribbons on his horns and tail. Unless they turn around, then they chase the buffalo instead

Either way he always seems JUST slow enough they can get away, and he's juuuust face enough to keep his tail out of grabbing range

Even Salma was drawn in to this game by the giggles she could not ignore, even over the allure of the books.

All the more fun if each girl gets a little red blanket to lead him on with... but no swords. It's agreed tonto is allergic to swords!

"Toro toro!" Ariel laughs flashing her own crimson piece of cloth

Salma's blanket is yellow - it's her favorite, and without compromise! "He is like Señor Ferdinand!" Flipping her blanket out of the way, and offering a flower in it's stead.

The big bull of a buffallo stops, snorts, then twists hsis head to take the flower stem gently in his flat teeth

and then sits on his back legs, looking utterly silly

"Tonto tonto! Las flores son para oler, no para comer." She giggles, scolding him in jest. And then offers him a Marzipan as well. "This flower tastes even better." There is a rose on the wrapper!

He drops the flower then hangs his big shaggy head with adoraguilt, then looks up at the Marzipan, and sniffs it.. his tail wags dog like

"Ahhhh." She instructs, unwrapping it.

Ariel says "Tonto, you're a bull not a dog!" She's from a farm and she knows

He wags harder

that makes her laugh

And Salma plops the unwrapped marzipan upon his tongue so that he can properly enjoy.

Happy mmmmm sounds. Which is quite a rumble

Maria comes out "Ah! Senor Jester, what have we todl you about hoof marks from running in the halls, and how you knock things over?"

"I have hooves" Ariel says

"Si, and mine."

"You may not punish him, Senora Maria, it was all of ours."

"You and Salma do not knock things over or make such big marks.." But she looks surprised at Salma "No? You are taking the blame MMM?"

A sigh. "Blame shared is lessened." Sounding very wise. "Much like candy, but that's sadder."

"Tonto made us laugh, that's his job! Like me making music" The young troubadour Ariel says "So .. we'll take the blame because it was our laughs"

Maria looks at the buffalo, who has somehow slipped behind the girls as if seeking tehir protection. She rolls her eyes at him , then looks to the girls "Very well, the halls I will clean later. For now, you must help me cleani n the kitchen . I have been whipping frosting and batter. it is all over the whisk and spoon. How am I to clean them?"

"That is what a whipping girl is for." She nods eagerly. "But I can show Cabracita the way."

"Very brave" Maria says "Follow" She motions to them both.

Awaiting them is a bit wooden spoon, and a metal whisk, each needing to be cleaned somehow

"We could.. ah, LICK them clean" Ariel says as her eyes fall on them. "Seems the right thing to do"

Salma is already demonstrating the most efficient methods.

Ariel shows her own Iowa expertise

and that might turn itno a friendly contest

but Maria nods approvingly "Yes yes, Muy Bien, I knew I found the right people to help"

(End Scene)