The Little Zebra- Fable
The Little Zebra
Once upon a time, there lived a little zebra.
He came from a good family that loved
him very much; but as the zebra got older
he noticed that he looked different, so he
went to his mama and asked her why,
" Mama, why do I look different from you?
My stripes cover my whole body. My stripes
are black and white. Your color is just black,
and dads is white. Why?"
" Son you are the best part of me and your
father and we love you very much."
" I know that mama, but it's just that when I
go around my friends that's like you, they
want me to choose sides, and when I'm
around my friends that look dad, they want
me to choose a side too. I get so confused
and I don't know who I am."
" The world can be so cruel. They get caught
up on the outside forgetting that we are all
the same in the inside. The outside is the only
difference . But son when it comes to your
friends,just be uniquely you. You are a part
of me and your daddy mixed. And we both
created you. You don't have to choose nothing
be you."
"Mama, the world wasn't prepared for me, but
you sure prepared me for the world. I love you,
mama."
" I love you too, son. Run along; your dad will
be home soon."
The End
Moral of the story “Know thyself so that when others tell you who they think you are, you won't be confused about who you really are because you already know.”
11/4/19
Resubmitted 02/1/2021
Contest: FABLED MUSINGS
Sponsor: Joseph May
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