Fable of the porcupine
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the warmth that came from the others. This way they were able to survive. Moral of the story: The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person’s good qualities.
July 19th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Hey Stacey, we have done almost identical posts about the Fable, using different animals! Mine is http://passionateaboutpets.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/fable-of-the-hedgehog/
July 19th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
thats awesome!
July 19th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Great post…and those porcupines are freaking adorable!!!
July 19th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
thanks Princess!
July 20th, 2011 at 2:38 am
How true, what a wonderful fable and such lovely pics, so cute!
July 20th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Thanks Marcia. I didn’t take the pics, but they were so cute I had to include them!
July 20th, 2011 at 7:50 am
Very well said Stacey, I enjoyed this post. It is beautiful. And thank you for subscribing to my blog. I hope it can bring you joy and insight as does your to me.
Peace and Light
July 20th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Thank you.. And I think your blog is fantastic! I really enjoy it
July 21st, 2011 at 2:22 am
I was about to say i read this on Barb’s blog… she beat me to it. Cute pictures.
July 21st, 2011 at 11:56 pm
yes, it was a funny coincidence
July 21st, 2011 at 11:49 pm
Great moral in this story and I had never seen a porcupine this close…they are cute!
July 21st, 2011 at 11:55 pm
I never had either. thanks
September 30th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
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