The Zebra & the Starfish

ZeBot's Starfish

ZeBot says:

The beachcomber called out to the zebra, “Why are you throwing starfish into the sea?”

The zebra replied “The sun is up, the tide is going out — if I don’t throw them in they will die.”

“But don’t you realize,” asked the beachcomber, “that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The zebra picked up another starfish and tossed it gently into the sea, beyond the breaking waves. “I made a difference for that one.”

 

Note: This is a zebraic version of a human folktale, adapted from the beautiful essay, The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley.

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2 thoughts on “The Zebra & the Starfish

  1. Darling ZeBot; you DID make a difference to that one, and if you just told two others to do the same and ask each of them to do the same, we would have a whole lot nicer world! And now I’ll follow my star and will be off to your kitchen! Give Y a big hug, pretty please! A letter to follow the hug . . . pwomise . . .

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