[ The last thing she expects when a man is being faced head on by a swan is that his first instinct would be to kick it.
The reaction is indicative of either one of two things: that man is incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid. Whatever that conclusion may be, the kick connects and the swan goes flying with a very indignant and angry HONK. She'd be in awe, were it not for the fact that the swan had been holding onto her crown and when it gets kicked, its hold on her project is loosened. The crown goes flying when the swan does, and she watches in mild, abject horror as it arcs high into the air. Forget what happened to the swan or if it's coming back with a vengeance. There's more important matters right now. ]
No, no no -
[ She claims to be awful at sports and hates physical activity, but she had spent so long working on the crown that her mind is mentally calculating all of the work that she'll have to do again if it breaks. She'll make an exception here. Hilda rushes forward, arms outstretched trying to catch it before it hits the ground. ]
the swans will remember this
The reaction is indicative of either one of two things: that man is incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid. Whatever that conclusion may be, the kick connects and the swan goes flying with a very indignant and angry HONK. She'd be in awe, were it not for the fact that the swan had been holding onto her crown and when it gets kicked, its hold on her project is loosened. The crown goes flying when the swan does, and she watches in mild, abject horror as it arcs high into the air. Forget what happened to the swan or if it's coming back with a vengeance. There's more important matters right now. ]
No, no no -
[ She claims to be awful at sports and hates physical activity, but she had spent so long working on the crown that her mind is mentally calculating all of the work that she'll have to do again if it breaks. She'll make an exception here. Hilda rushes forward, arms outstretched trying to catch it before it hits the ground. ]
Don't just stand there - catch the crown!