Lay Off

She had made a few in her time, but never a box kite like this one, not with a tough see-through poly covering.

The day for the test was perfect, clear skies and a strong wind, the beach was the best place for a kite and she was only a few minutes drive away.

It took to the air in a grand fashion running out a good four hundred feet of line in no time at all.

Walking to the edge of the sand bar she tripped on her shoelace, bending to tie it she found it to be a difficult task with out using both hands.

She then did an interesting thing, standing by her side was her teacup Chihuahua, Juan, she quickly fastened the kite’s string around Juan’s collar and then kneeled to her lace.

Out of the corner of her eye…movement.

Jumping up she saw her dear Juan being dragged over the sand, Juan not really wanting any of this the Mexican sat back on his tiny rump and dug in his paws, sand spraying from side to side.

It took a bit of time for her to realize what was happening, so Juan had a twenty foot lead on her when she made a mad dash for the string.

Just as she was about to grab the twine a gust of wind lifted the little guy skyward, once he lost his grip in the sand he really started to accelerate.

Out of breath and full of remorse she saw her dear one streaking across the horizon.

Now that Jaun was airborne he started to instinctively run at full speed, his little legs became a blur. With the kite being almost transparent and the string invisible at more than thirty feet, the little fellow looked like he was defying gravity.

About two miles out he started to descend, wind dropping off and all. His yelping that accompanied most of his flight now turned into an odd high-pitched yodel.

His drop zone was coming into view, the middle of a free range chicken farm.

His captive audience below must have thought they were being visited by a possessed alien rodent, for the one’s that did not die outright from the shock refused to lay an egg for at least three weeks.

As for Juan every time he saw a piece of string or a sand bar he shit himself.