Postby Ani Clawstrike » Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:14 am
Here's a story I spoke aloud at Mr. Andy's 'NPR' party!
Down on the beaches of Kilican, a small lass stands where the waves crash against her feet. A face full of curiosity and excitement almost never leaves her face. Every time she found a shell, she'd put it in her pouch where all the other shells were held.
There was no shell she was not fond of, for each one had a different shape, a different color, a different story of how it became hers.
For her there was no judgement on why or how the shells had different colors or shapes; she loved them all just the same.
As she continued to collect every unique shell around her, She heard a soothing voice call out, "Dearest child, why do you collect these shells? There won't be enough for the other adventurers who seeks shells of their own!"
The lass could only giggle and reply, "If I collect enough, it would make it all the more special to give as a gift!"
A small laughter was heard along with the reply, "Well if that is the case, then why take them all when you only need a few? Even some shells need to stay in the ocean, fore that be there home."
The lass could only look at the shells in her hand and with a small smile, she understood. Another reply from the soothing voice, "It is nice for some to venture from their home, but there are others who need to stay and tell their tale." The lass only smiles and opens her hands gently, letting the shells drop to her feet.
She watches as the sea washes away the shells and with that, a forever hope laid within the lass' eyes.