Tristan and his mother have walked from their house to the park. They find a place to play among some fallen tree trunks. His imagination is stimulated by the space and Tristan spots something that reminds him of a dinosaur. Mum responds, recognising and tuning into what he is thinking. As he clambers up the stump with her help, he comments that 'it's too steep', although he clearly enjoys the effort and risk involved.
From there he spots an arrangement of fallen trees that reminds him of something else and he gets his mother to join him in his 'boat'. They sit together and sway as though they are 'chugging along' in the water.
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