The Snake And The Horse

Wittgenstein slows down again.

Find anything? he asks.

I believe so, says Gaius, who has pulled the snap snake from under Wittgenstein's bottom.

Yay! says Terence. Is it flat?

It is now, says Gaius.

That's why I didn't feel it, says Wittgenstein.

But you said you did, says Terence.

Only after, says Wittgenstein.

Can I have it? asks Terence.

Gaius hands him his snap snake bracelet.

Thank you, says Terence.

He flicks the snake bracelet against his hard wrist.

Snap!

The snake snaps around it. 

He pulls it off again,

Snap!

Must you keep doing that? asks Gaius.

It's a snap bracelet, says Terence. If I don't do it, what can I do?

Let us befriend it, says Roo-kai.

Wonderful idea, says Gaius.

Dear snake, says Terence. Would you like to look out of the window?

Yesss, says Roo-kai, in a snake voice.

Terence holds up the snake. It's glassy eyes take in the landscape.

Sorry it's boring, says Terence.

I like boring, says Roo-kai.

We're almost in Dunedoo, says Wittgenstein. 

Are we? says Gaius. 

He googles Dunedoo.

Aha. This will interest the snake.

Why? asks Terence. 

Look out for the silo, says Gaius.

Terence looks out for the Dunedoo silo.

A few minutes later, he spots it.

Wittgenstein slows down.

A horse! cries Terence. There's a horse on the silo!

It's Winx, says Gaius. A famous Australian race horse.

Look, snake, says Terence. 

The snake looks with glazed eyes at the race horse.

The only one in the camper who does not admire it.