He watched his mother while she lazily glided along the air currents.
What is the fun of that, he thought.
He watched his father who was being passed by a flock of birds as if he was standing still.
The young pelican muttered to himself, "Not me!" And he began working out.
He ate Wheaties.
He took steroids.
He got a personal trainer.
He drank energy drinks.
And when he was so full of energy that it seemed to glow from inside him, he flew like a jet without even having to use his wings.
And everyone called him the "Bullet Pelican."
WHHEEEEEEEEEE!
Excellent catch, my friend. Commentary makes it a jewel.
ReplyDeleteLove this! I was waiting for the "morale" at the end, but I am glad there is none :-)
ReplyDeleteMark, "Aesop" no. A beautiful story. I missed you. Thought you all may be in the process of moving.
ReplyDeleteQMM
there is a moral, several actually. Have to look to your insides to find the right one for you. I found two that I could fill in at the end.
ReplyDeleteI read this as ...there was a young republican.
ReplyDelete;o~Mary
Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop signup today. Google humorwriters.org and sign up!! It's in April and all your fans will be there. PS-- nice bird.
ReplyDeleteWheee! Great shot and great story!
ReplyDeleteWould make a good children's story, Mark. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteИнстраграмм являться самой популярной на данный момент площадкой для продвижения собственного бизнеса. Но, как показывает практика, люди еще чаще подписываются на профили в каких уже достаточное количество подписчиков. Если заниматься продвижение своими силами, потратить на это можно очень немало времени, потому еще лучше обратиться к специалистам из Krutiminst.ru на сайт https://codeberg.org/krutiminst
ReplyDelete