The Two Gerbils and the Wheel

This is a story of sharing. This is a story of caring for one another and placing other's needs above our own. Once upon a time there were two gerbils in a gerbil cage. One gerbil said to the other gerbil, “Hey, wanna go for a stroll on the wheel?” The other gerbil replied merrily, “Nah. You go first because you haven’t run for quite a while.” The first gerbil hopped on the wheel and began to run and run and run until he couldn’t run any more. He even became dizzy and almost fell off the wheel. He was so excited to get some good old fashioned rodent exercise, but he just didn't know when enough was enough. Finally he hopped off the wheel and took a rest for a while. Soon after that the owner of the gerbils came over and said, “HI! “ “How are you two fellas doing in there today?” said the owner with a happy grin. The two gerbils looked up at him and decided to run on the wheel again just to say thanks to the young boy for taking such good care of them. The second gerbil hopped up on the wheel first and then after two minutes decided to take a break. Then the first gerbil began to jog merrily on the wheel again. It was like gerbil heaven in the cage and the two friends continued to take turns all throughout the day. They even helped each other take turns at the water container too. The young boy who owned the gerbils wondered what it was like to be a gerbil as he sat there most of the afternoon. He wondered if he could survive all cooped up in a glass cage too. There is a moral to this story. There really is! The moral is you never know what you are getting yourself into when you live in a gerbil cage. The second moral is that even in the smallest environments you can learn to live in harmony with one another and peace can prevail. It takes effort and it takes a BIG HEART too! Gwendolen Rix 4-11-15 gwendolentoney@yahoo.com