tripp is at the very border of the field only having to move another inch or two and he will be free, but at this point the knife in the tree within arms length away looks mighty friendly. he reaches for the knife and pulls it out of the tree and points it at himself getting ready to....this show has been inturrupted to bring the courage the cowardly dog show starring courage the cowardly dog....sorry for the interuption folks we will now continue from where it would be without the inturruption. then tripp stepped out into the field happily having discarded the knife before hurting himself.