A Jaguar Family

“Meow! Meow!” Gabby ran to Mommy. This happened in an afternoon when Mommy and Rebecca picked up Gabby at her school. All the teachers and other kids on the playground looked puzzled.

This did not puzzle Mommy and Rebecca. They recently have played this in the house. Gabby was pretending she was Baby Jaguar. She wanted a rescue to Mommy Jaguar.

This play was from “Meet Diego.” Diego was Dora’s cousin. Dora, Boots and Diego rescued a baby Jaguar, who was trapped at the edge of a waterfall, and returned it to the Mommy Jaguar. “Meow! Meow!” was the sound the baby Jaguar made for help.

In their play, Baby Jaguar sits on a couch or a chair (pretending it was the edge of a waterfall). “Meow! Meow!” She cries for help. Diego flaps her arms (pretending she was riding on a big bird) and ran to Baby Jaguar. Baby Jaguar jumps into Diego’s arms. Diego holds Baby Jaguar in her arms and gives her to Mommy Jaguar. Mommy Jaguar says “Meow! Meow!” and cuddles Baby Jaguar to her arms.

Guess who acts what in their play? Yes, Gabby is Baby Jaguar! Rebecca is Diego. Mommy is Mommy Jaguar. Sometimes Mommy acts Diego first and then switches to Mommy Jaguar.

Gabby usually is very happy when Mommy and Rebecca pick her up in the afternoon. That day she didn’t feel well. She didn’t know how to tell Mommy that in words, but she let Mommy know she needed some comfort by pretending she was Baby Jaguar.

Mommy loves to be Mommy Jaguar. She said Daddy was Daddy Jaguar, Rebecca was Sister Jaguar and Gabby was Baby Jaguar.

"We are a Jaguar family!" Mommy said proudly.