A Fun Fable From Pat – The Two Eggs
Lindsay from Writing For Your Wealth announced a contest last week about writing a fable (under 300 words) that is appropriate for your blog’s audience. Here is my 156 word entry that I would love to share with you.
The Two Eggs
Once upon a time, lay two nested eggs.
One egg says to the other, “It must be nice to be hatched. Do you think it will be nice?”
Silence.
Again, the same egg utters, “I wonder what it’s like to fly. Do you ever wonder that’s like?”
Again, no answer.
Once more, the egg cries, “I’m sick of being in here! Aren’t you sick of it too?!”
Nothing.
Two dawns later, the egg’s shell finally begins to crack. It slowly opens and reveals a runty little bird. It’s eyes are barely open to see it’s new world.
The tiny bird looks around, only to see an empty eggshell and a note attached:
Dear Brother,
I busted my way out of my shell a few days ago. I was just sick of being in there. It’s so much better out here! Once Mom and I come back with food for you, I’ll teach you how to fly.
Which Egg Are You?
Are you the egg that wonders and takes action? Or, are you the egg that wonders and just waits for something to happen to you instead?
Posted on : November 25th, 2008
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Very creative Pat! I’d like to be the egg that takes action, but I think I have tended to be the egg that waits for something to happen first until recently. Earning passive income takes action, not waiting. Great post.
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I love it. I’m too twisted for fables, though. I expected one of the eggs to hatch and be a snake.
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Cute, Pat. Thanks for entering! I definitely agree that the people who succeed in the world are those who are proactive, not reactive.
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