the trick

It’s not so hard to do.
You've got to know that I really, really love the subject, it must be in my genes.

And if you are so much into something, it's just natural to try the possibilities. Play. Go new ways. Find the limits, and – try to see what's beyond. I don't mean to be bragging, but honestly: many people have told me they never saw anything like my performance. Did you?

I know we are often viewed with a certain sense of contempt, people don't exactly like us. We're not cute or fluffy, so many things seem to come down to your visual appearance. The number of legs seems do make a difference, too.

Superficiality. It's kind of sad. We're not even much of a minority, but still live the lives of underdogs. Mostly unnoticed by the public, and not very popular once they get aware of us.

So, I guess seeing someone like me capable of this strikes the average viewer as surprising. Still – as I said before – for me it is not a big deal.

I just love these things!

it must be in my genes

nice and friendly

Okay, there‘s nothing wrong with trying to be nice and friendly. At least it‘s better than walking around with a grumpy face and shouting at people with no apparent reason. Basically this is what we all thought around here, I guess. It is pretty much common sense to think like that.
Until that little critter came to our wood.
Not that he did anything wrong or offensive (that would have made it a lot easier), he seems to be a nice person if you stand being around him long enough. However, it’s hard to imagine anybody who could.

We couldn’t complain, but there is something about him that drives everybody nuts. If only he could stop smiling for a minute...