I live in more of a community than I thought I did

[emma_in_dream]

Pearl was sitting in the common area garden this afternoon when she was startled by a terrible, horrible, no good chicken.*

She let out a cry of great fear and ran towards me. By the time I calmed her down two different women had emerged from their houses to see if she was OK. I was really pleased to see that they were willing to get involved in someone else's child's problems.


* She wasn't afraid of chickens when younger - she used to feed the one at my parent's house - but now she is old enough to imagine terrors.