[ When Malon saw the posting on the dream board about orphaned baby animals in need of care, of course she immediately volunteered to help. How could she possibly ignore something like this? She's been taking care of baby animals all her life!
Except this time, she might've bitten off more than she can chew, so to speak. Normally on the ranch, there would only be a couple of orphaned babies in a season. Now she has six: two kittens, two piglets, a lamb, and a very squirmy foal.
Fortunately, Malon also has wonderful friends she can pressgang ask for help. Which is how Link has ended up here today, sitting in a barn with Malon and her collection of baby animals and learning how to hold and swaddle them. She has already sewn cashmere blankets in the appropriate size for each baby, so now it's just a matter of calming each fussy creature until it falls asleep-- easier said than done when it only takes one crying baby to wake up the others.
Since she figures that Link has probably never taken care of a baby animal before, Malon has made sure to take on the most challenging babies herself. Namely the foal, which is constantly trying to squirm away from her. She's at least managed to coax it to lay its head in her lap so she can stroke its nose and neck in soothing motions. It gives her a chance to look up and see how Link is doing. ]
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Date: 2024-03-20 05:49 pm (UTC)Except this time, she might've bitten off more than she can chew, so to speak. Normally on the ranch, there would only be a couple of orphaned babies in a season. Now she has six: two kittens, two piglets, a lamb, and a very squirmy foal.
Fortunately, Malon also has wonderful friends she can
pressgangask for help. Which is how Link has ended up here today, sitting in a barn with Malon and her collection of baby animals and learning how to hold and swaddle them. She has already sewn cashmere blankets in the appropriate size for each baby, so now it's just a matter of calming each fussy creature until it falls asleep-- easier said than done when it only takes one crying baby to wake up the others.Since she figures that Link has probably never taken care of a baby animal before, Malon has made sure to take on the most challenging babies herself. Namely the foal, which is constantly trying to squirm away from her. She's at least managed to coax it to lay its head in her lap so she can stroke its nose and neck in soothing motions. It gives her a chance to look up and see how Link is doing. ]
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