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The first to go was Benny
A chapter in the book Be Wee With Bea Part 3
No Benny Around
by Liz O'Neill
| Background This is the 3rd in the series of Be Wee With Bea. These follow my life. This is a bit sad in the beginning. |
Cast of characters
Bea- mom bear to puppies & Scruffles
Sweet Puppy- from Part 1 invited by Bea to live in cave
Scruffles- from Part 1 invited by Bea to live in cave (RIP)
Doolie- mom bear to puppies from Part 2
Benny- miniature sheep dog from Part 2 (RIP)
Annie- Brussels Griffon from Part 2
Maddie- 3-legged Brussels Griffon from Part 2
Zoe- Tibetan Terrier from Part 2
Willow- counseling tree from Part 1 & 2 (metaphor for people who help children)
Numbers. We use them for everything, what time of day it is, how many of something we have, and whether we're losing or gaining something.
Bea doesn't need a clock to know what time it was. She just knows by watching the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Bea's mom had taught her how to count, just enough, so she could keep track of her honey pots.
This time she counted with numbers just enough and well enough to count on her paws, that she had zero members of her family left.
No one.
After everyone had gone to the Bridge of Rainbows, Bea was feeling as lonely as she did before meeting her dear friend Scruffles the raccoon cat.
At that time, she had worked to understand more about being lonely. Bea talked to the maker of the bees, who understood her through and through.
She came to realize that being lonely was a lot like an empty honey pot with a hollow sound echoing all around inside her as if the fifty buzzing bees have left and there is only emptiness.
Willow told Bea that talking about what she missed would help.
Bea knew Willow was right. She couldn't think of anytime Willow had been wrong, not even a little bit. This wee sad bear was being invited to think back to the order of events that led her there.
Bea and Doolie. another bear, were contented best friends. Everything was going smoothly until Benny announced it was time he went to the Bridge of Rainbows. Doolie was heartbroken just like Bea and Sweet Puppy were, when Scruffles made a similar pronouncement.
Bea and Doolie watched after one another as each family member headed down the path to the bridge of rainbows. Benny was Doolie's big boy.
He was worn out and was leaving behind, the terrible anxiety that had been his constant companion. They were sad, but he was released. He told them, just before leaving, he finally felt free.
Some may remember, though Annie was Sweet Puppy's crush, Benny was Annie's crush. She felt safe with him around. When Sweet Puppy wasn't visiting Doolie's cave and was in her own cave home, Zoe acted as if she didn't know what to do with herself.
When together, they continuously wrangled playfully together. Most of the time it was playful, but there were times when Zoe got carried away and the growling and sneering and tooth displaying turned sour.
When the frightened Sweet Puppy became defensive, Zoe told her best buddy she didn't mean to scare her. She couldn't help herself sometime, that she seemed to get so anxious she would just let go.
She knew Sweet Puppy got the brunt of her mood swings. Sweet Puppy still wanted to play with her scrappy friend, but would watch out for any moodiness.
We know when a puppy doesn't have enough playful time, they may turn their interest toward starting trouble. Annie became Zoe's target.
With no Benny to protect her, Annie felt defenseless against Zoe. Sweet Puppy would have swooned and gladly been a shield for her, but she could not be there for Annie all of the time.
Luck would have it for Annie and Sweet Puppy, there was a time when Sweet Puppy was visiting Doolie's with her mom, that she, who believed herself to be a hero puppy, found she was in the middle of a serious opportunity to fight for her crush, Annie, against Zoe. The power struggle became quite violent.
When Zoe and Annie were quarreling, Doolie made the same mistake Bea had during the Sweet Puppy and Scruffles fights. They didn't even seem to notice their mom was there trying to break them up. They were seeing nothing but red.
Doolie noticed Zoe, who was much larger and stronger than Annie had begun bullying her. This had gone on for long enough as far as Annie was concerned. She had had enough and began fighting back.
If anyone were to examine Annie, they'd realize Annie's nose was almost not there. She and Maddie both had flat faces, making it extremely difficult for them to bite anyone with much effectiveness. Although, Maddie did learn to nip at feet, Annie never could get the hang of it.
This clash was Sweet Puppy's opportunity to impress her crush Annie and to make a difference by protecting her as Benny would have if he weren't at the bridge of rainbows.
Bea- mom bear to puppies & Scruffles
Sweet Puppy- from Part 1 invited by Bea to live in cave
Scruffles- from Part 1 invited by Bea to live in cave (RIP)
Doolie- mom bear to puppies from Part 2
Benny- miniature sheep dog from Part 2 (RIP)
Annie- Brussels Griffon from Part 2
Maddie- 3-legged Brussels Griffon from Part 2
Zoe- Tibetan Terrier from Part 2
Willow- counseling tree from Part 1 & 2 (metaphor for people who help children)
Numbers. We use them for everything, what time of day it is, how many of something we have, and whether we're losing or gaining something.
Bea doesn't need a clock to know what time it was. She just knows by watching the sun, the moon, and the stars.
Bea's mom had taught her how to count, just enough, so she could keep track of her honey pots.
This time she counted with numbers just enough and well enough to count on her paws, that she had zero members of her family left.
No one.
After everyone had gone to the Bridge of Rainbows, Bea was feeling as lonely as she did before meeting her dear friend Scruffles the raccoon cat.
At that time, she had worked to understand more about being lonely. Bea talked to the maker of the bees, who understood her through and through.
She came to realize that being lonely was a lot like an empty honey pot with a hollow sound echoing all around inside her as if the fifty buzzing bees have left and there is only emptiness.
Willow told Bea that talking about what she missed would help.
Bea knew Willow was right. She couldn't think of anytime Willow had been wrong, not even a little bit. This wee sad bear was being invited to think back to the order of events that led her there.
Bea and Doolie. another bear, were contented best friends. Everything was going smoothly until Benny announced it was time he went to the Bridge of Rainbows. Doolie was heartbroken just like Bea and Sweet Puppy were, when Scruffles made a similar pronouncement.
Bea and Doolie watched after one another as each family member headed down the path to the bridge of rainbows. Benny was Doolie's big boy.
He was worn out and was leaving behind, the terrible anxiety that had been his constant companion. They were sad, but he was released. He told them, just before leaving, he finally felt free.
Some may remember, though Annie was Sweet Puppy's crush, Benny was Annie's crush. She felt safe with him around. When Sweet Puppy wasn't visiting Doolie's cave and was in her own cave home, Zoe acted as if she didn't know what to do with herself.
When together, they continuously wrangled playfully together. Most of the time it was playful, but there were times when Zoe got carried away and the growling and sneering and tooth displaying turned sour.
When the frightened Sweet Puppy became defensive, Zoe told her best buddy she didn't mean to scare her. She couldn't help herself sometime, that she seemed to get so anxious she would just let go.
She knew Sweet Puppy got the brunt of her mood swings. Sweet Puppy still wanted to play with her scrappy friend, but would watch out for any moodiness.
We know when a puppy doesn't have enough playful time, they may turn their interest toward starting trouble. Annie became Zoe's target.
With no Benny to protect her, Annie felt defenseless against Zoe. Sweet Puppy would have swooned and gladly been a shield for her, but she could not be there for Annie all of the time.
Luck would have it for Annie and Sweet Puppy, there was a time when Sweet Puppy was visiting Doolie's with her mom, that she, who believed herself to be a hero puppy, found she was in the middle of a serious opportunity to fight for her crush, Annie, against Zoe. The power struggle became quite violent.
When Zoe and Annie were quarreling, Doolie made the same mistake Bea had during the Sweet Puppy and Scruffles fights. They didn't even seem to notice their mom was there trying to break them up. They were seeing nothing but red.
Doolie noticed Zoe, who was much larger and stronger than Annie had begun bullying her. This had gone on for long enough as far as Annie was concerned. She had had enough and began fighting back.
If anyone were to examine Annie, they'd realize Annie's nose was almost not there. She and Maddie both had flat faces, making it extremely difficult for them to bite anyone with much effectiveness. Although, Maddie did learn to nip at feet, Annie never could get the hang of it.
This clash was Sweet Puppy's opportunity to impress her crush Annie and to make a difference by protecting her as Benny would have if he weren't at the bridge of rainbows.
Much of the beginning of the book recalls all of the puppies (any dog, any age) my former partner, Maureen (stage name-Doolie) and I watched go to the Rainbow Bridge, Benny, Annie, and Zoe. This book is aimed at 4-6th grade for independent reading.
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BRAIN EXERCISE
Serious thinking and/or meditation
STROLLING
Walking with great alertness
STEPSTOOLING
Going up and down a step stool to get clay pots of honey
FINE MOTOR WEIGHT LIFTING
Using the paw to lift gobs of honey from the pot to the mouth
TOE TOUCHING
Not wanting to waste a drop of honey, bending over to earnestly clean the gooey toes
FLOOR TOUCHING
Similar to toe touching except having to bend over further, to the floor
PUPPY or PUPPIES
The name for any dog of any age
BULLY
To taunt, call names, belittle by laughing, exclude from activities, emotionally pushy, often resulting in long term trauma and emotional scarring
NOTICE EXERCISE
Really focus on what is in front of you, to really see things as they are, all done without distraction; a good way to clear the mind
PLANNING AND SCANNING
A little bit of plotting to figure out how to solve someoneâ??s problem that is basically unsolicited, this often ends up badly
STUCK
Unable to move on; fixated on an idea or situation or problem
FEARS
A form of anxiety, often resulting from trauma from a painful or frightening incident or bullying
TRYING TO FIX THE UNFIXABLE EXERCISE
A form of denial, lack of acceptance of situations as they are
HUMBLE EXERCISE
Very important for progress, needing to think of others rather than just oneself, to be grateful, not unnecessarily self important, yet recognizing and admitting oneâ??s own strengths, a balance exists
RAISED STONE
The evidence of past Native American presence often referred to a cairns, with quartz stones placed seeming randomly, with carved animal faces along the stone walls.
BRIDGE OF RAINBOWS
Where deceased animals go to wait for their deceased loving humans
50 BEES
Like our butterflies in the stomach
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. *"''''''''''
BRAIN EXERCISE
Serious thinking and/or meditation
STROLLING
Walking with great alertness
STEPSTOOLING
Going up and down a step stool to get clay pots of honey
FINE MOTOR WEIGHT LIFTING
Using the paw to lift gobs of honey from the pot to the mouth
TOE TOUCHING
Not wanting to waste a drop of honey, bending over to earnestly clean the gooey toes
FLOOR TOUCHING
Similar to toe touching except having to bend over further, to the floor
PUPPY or PUPPIES
The name for any dog of any age
BULLY
To taunt, call names, belittle by laughing, exclude from activities, emotionally pushy, often resulting in long term trauma and emotional scarring
NOTICE EXERCISE
Really focus on what is in front of you, to really see things as they are, all done without distraction; a good way to clear the mind
PLANNING AND SCANNING
A little bit of plotting to figure out how to solve someoneâ??s problem that is basically unsolicited, this often ends up badly
STUCK
Unable to move on; fixated on an idea or situation or problem
FEARS
A form of anxiety, often resulting from trauma from a painful or frightening incident or bullying
TRYING TO FIX THE UNFIXABLE EXERCISE
A form of denial, lack of acceptance of situations as they are
HUMBLE EXERCISE
Very important for progress, needing to think of others rather than just oneself, to be grateful, not unnecessarily self important, yet recognizing and admitting oneâ??s own strengths, a balance exists
RAISED STONE
The evidence of past Native American presence often referred to a cairns, with quartz stones placed seeming randomly, with carved animal faces along the stone walls.
BRIDGE OF RAINBOWS
Where deceased animals go to wait for their deceased loving humans
50 BEES
Like our butterflies in the stomach
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