Getting in the swim of things...

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Just look at them. You think that they’d been swimming for years rather than just a few minutes. They’ve taken to it like… well, like ducks to water… two of them anyway.

As you would expect, they all approached it in their own individual ways – Dolly splashed straight in, all flounce and confidence, Debby took her time, easing herself into the water, just to be sure that she wasn’t going to sink, and Dani… Well Dani did the Dani thing, he attacked the water, going in all guns blazing, daring the water to make him wet, getting too close to the waterfall. It was all bravado of course, he was very nervous, went into the water in a real panic, and he almost got into trouble - he didn’t let anyone see it though.

Not that anyone was there to see how nervous he was, apart from Dolly and Debby and they were so busy learning to swim for themselves that they hardly noticed him struggling. They didn’t see him almost giving up and ducking out. He got there in the end, but I don’t think he’s ever going to be a confident swimmer - not as confident as Dolly, or as graceful as Debby – no I think he’s always going to be a little awkward in the water.

It was funny, but when he was in the pool he kept looking around as if he were expecting someone to be behind him, watching, spying on his attempts to remain buoyant. There wasn’t anyone there of course though.

Poor Danni, I think he’s actually a little scared of the water, as if he didn’t have enough issues to deal with. Oh well, he’ll get used to it I expect.