Out in Edmonton, Alberta is a statue of a naked female torso ...
It belongs to me ...
and I would love to have it back ...
Where it is & who has it
I know not now ...
I recall leaving it in the basement of a wooden house ....
But here's the bloody tale related to it...
It was a bitterly cold snowy day
and there was this often said words
"The wind chill factor ..." made it like hell was on ice
but coming from a hot tropical climate it was close to heaven!
There was this middle age Canuck
a mommy who tried hard to finish a sculpture
so that she would get her grade in Art & Design ...
It was not an easy task
as the wood sawing machine was old & its blade was blunt .,.
So I had carpentry experience before in school
doing well in the subject ...
and I helped her to carve the tiny piece she wanted ...
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain & soon realised that my near-severed fourth finger ...
was dangling from my hand ...
There was no medical aid noticeable at the U of A woodwork place
& the instructor wasn't around after preparing the sawing machine for us ...
so in mad pain I held onto my finger & dashed out to the nearest medical clinic on campus
just 50 yards away ...
without proper winter attire out in the cold
I could feel my body freezing as the Chinook wind blew hard ...
I stumbled, slipped and fell twice on the slippery icy walkway as I ran with my blood flowing freely,
dripping, dripping everywhere from my hand ...
Soon I was given several stitches & had the day off to rest in bed at home!
In gratitude, the lady presented me with the bust of herself when we parted at the end of our Art & Design class ...
& the instructor made my time (& pain) worthwhile by giving me a 'B" for excellence in Art & Design work after purchasing my wooden sculpture with a fee months later ...
Coming up ... pic of the charming lady sculpturing herself ...
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