That's certainly one
possible interpretation!
Note the wary expressions on the faces of the children. The child on the right is even facing away from the camera, in a gesture of self-protection, turning his head only to look at what is happening in the foreground.

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Created March 19,
1999, Last Reviewed and Updated March 19, 1999