Happy Hands

Curtis amuses us anyhow, but has done even more so these past few weeks with the development of a strange hand wringing action he seems to do when he's very happy about something. It's a bit like the satisfied hand wringing Fagin from Oliver Twist would do on acquiring some more ill gained loot. We, and the nursery staff puzzled over what it could be, thinking maybe he'd misunderstood the sign language for nappy and heard happy, but a few days ago we got it. He is copying an action by 2 Czech animation puppets he's been watching on a DVD lent to us by our Polish friend Agniesvka. Curtis has become completely hooked on the hapless duo featured in these classic Czech cartoons. In Laurel and Hardy style the animated pair make a total calamity of everything from cooking up a simple meal to going for a drive presenting Curtis with many excuses to shout 'Ohhhhhh Noooooo!' Video evidence appearing here soon...