THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RABBIT by Chris Regier approx. word count 525
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I live in a big, old house at the end of a long, gravel driveway that runs through a woods. One of my favorite pastimes is to watch the forest creatures run back and forth across my driveway. The squirrels and chipmunks are always in such a hurry! But the rabbit always has time to take a sunbath on the side of the drive.
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Rabbit lay in a puddle of sunshine, cool underneath, toasty on top.
Chipmunk raced past.
“Want some help, Chipmunk?” Rabbit asked.
Chipmunk skidded to a stop.
“I’d love help filling my house with food for winter!” he said.
Snatching seeds from a plump pinecone, Chipmunk popped them one after the other into his stretchy cheeks.
Rabbit picked up a pinecone and pulled the seeds from it. She tried to stuff them in her cheeks. “Pfffft!” she spit. “My cheeks won’t stretch!”
Chipmunk raced past.
“Want some help, Chipmunk?” Rabbit asked.
Chipmunk skidded to a stop.
“I’d love help filling my house with food for winter!” he said.
Snatching seeds from a plump pinecone, Chipmunk popped them one after the other into his stretchy cheeks.
Rabbit picked up a pinecone and pulled the seeds from it. She tried to stuff them in her cheeks. “Pfffft!” she spit. “My cheeks won’t stretch!”
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Everyone does things a little differently. We live differently. We work differently. We play differently. And it's hard sometimes not to think our way is the best, and everyone should be doing things like we do. Because if they don't, they might miss out! But what if WE are the ones missing out because we can't see outside the box we've created for ourselves? This story explores that concept through the lives of the forest creatures I love to watch from my front porch.
Everyone does things a little differently. We live differently. We work differently. We play differently. And it's hard sometimes not to think our way is the best, and everyone should be doing things like we do. Because if they don't, they might miss out! But what if WE are the ones missing out because we can't see outside the box we've created for ourselves? This story explores that concept through the lives of the forest creatures I love to watch from my front porch.