Somewhere Around the Corner
“It was like a dream had swept down with the breeze and carried him along. What was he doing here by the creek, wondered Sergeant Ryan—on a grassy flat, kept short by roos and wallabies, watched by kookaburras and blooming water dragons, dancing with a mob of kids?
‘Come on, lift your boots,’ ordered Elaine. ‘One, two, three, one, two, three—hey, he’s nearly got it, hasn’t he?’ Young Jim twirled Barbara around a log of driftwood topped with wombat droppings. ‘You’re doing great! Let’s try the po...lka again. You remember how it goes Bubba—to the right, no follow me, you great galah—and lift your feet, dad dah dah dah dah, careful, don’t trip over that rock, dah dah dah da dah, dah dah—dahdah, dumde dumde, that’s the way!’ ‘My feet keep getting tangled!’ ‘Then lift them up, you nitwit. That’s the way.’ ‘Watch out for the tree root, Sergeant Ryan, now back again and turn around.’ ‘Ow!’ ‘I said watch out for the tree root. It’s all right, Sergeant Ryan, there won’t be any tree roots in the hall tonight.MoreLess
‘Come on, lift your boots,’ ordered Elaine. ‘One, two, three, one, two, three—hey, he’s nearly got it, hasn’t he?’ Young Jim twirled Barbara around a log of driftwood topped with wombat droppings. ‘You’re doing great! Let’s try the po...lka again. You remember how it goes Bubba—to the right, no follow me, you great galah—and lift your feet, dad dah dah dah dah, careful, don’t trip over that rock, dah dah dah da dah, dah dah—dahdah, dumde dumde, that’s the way!’ ‘My feet keep getting tangled!’ ‘Then lift them up, you nitwit. That’s the way.’ ‘Watch out for the tree root, Sergeant Ryan, now back again and turn around.’ ‘Ow!’ ‘I said watch out for the tree root. It’s all right, Sergeant Ryan, there won’t be any tree roots in the hall tonight.MoreLess
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