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Subject: Bravery and a Friend


Author:
Wanda
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Date Posted: 10:47:43 03/29/02 Fri
Author Host/IP: 204-181-87-46.cis.net/204.181.87.46

Bravery and a Friend

There once was a tiger in the forest
with glinting eyes of steel
This tiger was on a constant prowl
searching for his next meal

All the animals feared him
because of his appetite and speed
They would try to hide from him
for fear, on them, he’d feed

Deep in the forest lived a monkey
who swung from tree to tree
He could hear the animals talking
but their talk did not bother Louie

Louie was a brave little monkey
because he had a powerful friend
His friend, the leopard, had promised
when he needed it, help, he would lend

One day Louie was sitting under a palm
peeling a fresh banana to eat
The tiger was hungry, looking for food
and thought the monkey would be a treat

The monkey caught the scent of the tiger
and loudly began to screech
The leopard came running to the rescue
and left the tiger in the breach

The tiger angrily slunk away
knowing this time he had lost a meal
He wondered about the leopard
and how the monkey had made a deal

In a few days the tiger met the leopard
and said he needed to talk
Would the leopard be so kind
as to go along with him for a walk

The tiger said, “Look, both of us are cats
Why do you have a monkey for a friend”
The leopard said, “My name is Bravery,
I’ll watch over Louie until the very end”

“But you don’t seem to understand”
the tiger loudly proclaimed
We jungle cats eat monkeys
I look at you, and I am ashamed

The leopard wisely said to the tiger
“A promise is something I never break
I told Louie I would always be with him
To break that promise makes me a lying snake”

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Re: Bravery and a FriendLori S. Maynard10:38:41 03/30/02 Sat
Tell me there's a part II........don't leave me hanging here...LOL! (NT)Dusty21:34:01 03/30/02 Sat


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