I dare ya

The large deer loves snow. Like, love, loves it. That is probably because he was made for snow. The shorter, grumpier, and much fuzzier donkey keeps pace with the happy reindeer. See, Oscar hates snow. And ice. Especially, ice. So, the little donkey follows the big deer around the outskirts of the lake, huffing his annoyance every now again. When Kyren mentions how beautiful it is here, the grumpy ass replies, “Yah, sure if you like freezing to death.” Then the kid is smiling at him daring Oscar to go out on the lake. The donkey stares in exasperation, looking from the reindeer to the lake and back again. The fuzzy donkey says, “Y’re joking. Right? ‘M not a deer like you. I’ll fall flat on me face after one step.”

The amused reindeer eggs Oscar on, goading the stubborn ass into a challenge Kyren knows the donkey won’t back down from. With a grand puff of irritation, Oscar heads toward the edge of the lake. Casting a glance back toward the snow deer, Oscar says, “When I break me neck, you have ta explain to Mrs. B why I died.” With that, the fuzzy ass steps very carefully out onto the ice. Front legs slide outward but Oscar manages not to fall. He takes a step forward, then another, and… on the third step, the donkey’s legs slip every which way and he stumbles while trying to regain his footing. Staggering, skating, and tripping, Oscar gets further and further out toward the middle of the icy lake.

And then he falls. With a bray of fear, Oscar feels his face heading down toward the icy covering of the lake. Luckily, the donkey doesn’t damage himself, ending up with neck, head, and front legs flat against the ice with his butt sticking high up in the air. Slowly his back legs slide out, lowering his butt onto the lake. Loudly, Oscar yells, “I fuckin’ hate ice!”


"Oscar"