Title: All from a block of
wood
Author: Ree
Theme: Preseries - carousel
Genre:
general
Version: Anime/Manga
Rating: G
I asked for their stories and this is what they told me. I can't guarantee they're the truth, you will have to ask Takeuchi Naoko, to whom they belong to.
All from a block of wood
Michiru watched as the wood peeled back like a rind off of an orange. Her fingers curled about the rail that separated her from the carver. A light flashed above her head. Looking up, she smiled at Mama.
"Hold it. Stay just like that, Michiru." Yoko Kaioh aimed her camera right at the smiling seven year old. With a push of the button she captured the image. "Are you enjoying the Carousel Museum so far?" She smiled as Michiru nodded enthusiastically. "Which part is your favorite?"
Michiru turned back to the carver. "Watching them create horses out of blocks of wood. It is amazing. They slid that thing" She pointed to the chisel the carver was using. "over the wood and out comes a horse's head."
Yoko step back to get a picture of that awe filled expression. After snapping another picture, she watched the artist with as much fascination as her daughter.
The carver noticed his enraptured company. Normally people passed his area quickly, with maybe a snapshot or two. Putting in a little more flare, he turned so that the little girl could get the best view of what he was doing.
Yoko noticed what the carver had done and smiled her thanks. Settling against the railing, she began taking a series of pictures documenting the final parts of the creation of the horse's head. She was glad that he was almost done, because she knew Michiru was not going to get bored. For a seven year old, she had an incredible attention span if something interested her. As the carver was sanding his creation, she leaned in close and whispered in Michiru's ear. "Shall we go on?"
"He has only done half of the head Mama. I want to see him finish the other side." Her eyes remained fixed on the carver.
Taking pity on the very patient mother, the carver crouched down next to the rail. "It will take me two or three days to carve the other side. And then I have to put them together."
Yoko twirled a bit of Michiru's hair about her finger, catching her daughter's attention. "They have a carousel you can ride. Do you want to go?"
Shining eyes turned towards her. "Do they have cotton candy, too?"
"Why don't we find out?" Holding out her hand to Michiru, her eyes sparkled as much as the little girl's. "And if they don't, they'll have some at the carnival tonight when we go with Papa."
Smiling with anticipation, they thanked the carver and went in search of the ride.