Be Happy with Who You Are

By Papaw (sent to Nolan yesterday after seeing Nolan's stories) -- thank you, Papaw!

Be Happy with Who You Are

  Way back in the back part of the woods, there was a little pond. In the pond there lived a great big frog and beside the pond lived a very small pig. They were best friends.

  During the day, the pig would lie in the shallow water and the frog would sit on her back. They liked to watch the clouds go by, and they made up stories about the figures they saw in the clouds.

  The only problem was that the pig was green (like most frogs) and the frog was pink (like most pigs). The frog kind of liked being pink, but the pig hated being green.

  Then one day while they were lying in the water, they heard a loud rustling in the bushes. They looked up, and out walked a huge bear. The bear had big teeth and bigger claws and he looked hungry. "My, my" said the bear, "I sure would like a little pork."

  Just then the bear spied the pig and frog in the pond. The bear looked. Then he looked again. After a minute, the bear walked away. As he went, they heard him say, "I don't care if I am hungry. I'm not eating a green pig."

  After that the little pig didn't mind being green so much.