Fortunately for Edgar, April never succeeded in sitting on him. In panel 1 April is bearing her own weight, standing tip-toe on her right foot. Her left leg has not yet achieved a position vis-a-vis Edgar’s back that would put any of her weight on him. In panel 2, Edgar saves himself from possible joint injury by eliminating April’s ability to sit on his suddenly steeply sloped back. Although Elizabeth meant “tamed” when she said “broken”, April is way past heavy enough to physically break him.
Sixth grade desks in my elementary school building were ancient, and my sixth grade teacher was my dad’s first grade teacher. Both those desks and that teacher still worked just fine. :-)
Wondering where he’s headed.