Playground

This exhibit was located within a fenced area. Parents and kids could stand outside and peer in. Actor kids played marbles, flipped baseball cards, bounced a Spaldeen, played tag and hide and seek, lined up for Buck Buck, flew around on roller skates, grabbed the monkey bars, see saw, and slid down a slid. They soared to the sky on swings.
What is all this stuff, children asked their parents.
It's called playing, was the answer.
But where are their phones?
No phones. Just playing.
You did all this?
We sure did. And you know what? We were happy.

King of the Playground

It was generally accepted Oscar was king of the playground. He excelled at all the apparatus--swings, merry go round, monkey bars and sand box.All except one--the see saw.
Oscar had a bad experience there. A cute girl he liked offered to ride it opposite him. After a few moments of joy, she suddenly jumped off her seat when he was at the apogee. Oscar came crashing down on his rump, causing bruises and pain. He never went back and had serious issues with trust.
Oscar's parents tried everything to ge him to overcome his fear, unsuccessfully. Finally they called in The Playground Whisperer.
This stern woman with thick brows did no whispering once she got him alone. She spit out words like, stop whining and grow a pair. She then tied Oscar to the seat with strong rope and proceeded to see saw with him all morning until he moaned for water.
It worked. His fear of the see saw was gone.
But now he was deathly afraid of middle aged women with thick brows.