[There is the temptation to just let Red fall into the stream and laugh.
But Hanbei isn't (that) horrible. Not today, at least, and he reaches out to grab Red's hand-- with only his right arm. His foot suddenly kicks his compass while Red was running to jump, activating it and making it swing right across the trunk of a Dyum tree before its blade stick itself into the bark. What's important is that the string is tied to his left wrist, so when Hanbei grabs Red's hand and the compass goes flying--
--he basically gets lifted off the ground like a pendulum too, with enough momentum to swing Red onto the other bank.]
Wow! I can't believe that worked!
[He's also dangling in the air. Hold on, let him climb up and grab his compass.]
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But Hanbei isn't (that) horrible. Not today, at least, and he reaches out to grab Red's hand-- with only his right arm. His foot suddenly kicks his compass while Red was running to jump, activating it and making it swing right across the trunk of a Dyum tree before its blade stick itself into the bark. What's important is that the string is tied to his left wrist, so when Hanbei grabs Red's hand and the compass goes flying--
--he basically gets lifted off the ground like a pendulum too, with enough momentum to swing Red onto the other bank.]
Wow! I can't believe that worked!
[He's also dangling in the air. Hold on, let him climb up and grab his compass.]