| Subject: Re: Oogala's Growing Nose (Correct Name) |
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Wanda
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Date Posted: 07:30:09 03/26/02 Tue
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Wanda
's message, "Oogala's Growing Noxe" on 07:19:51 03/26/02 Tue
>Oogala’s Growing Nose
>
>There was an otter at Rubio’s pond
>who was named Oogala Lafond
>Oogala’s mother, Letitia, often said
>"Telling a lie is something to dread"
>
>"Lying makes your nose grow long
>lying means you’ve gone far wrong"
>Oogala listened to his mother’s words
>then went to play with the otter herds
>
>Oogala thought, “Lying is not so bad;
>what could you expect from an otter lad”
>So Oogala told one lie after another
>not paying any attention to his mother
>
>One day his mother was brushing his hair
>Sadly Mother Letitia had something to share
>Said she, “Oogala you have been lying again;
>your nose has grown almost to your chin”
>
>Oogala looked into the mirror of water
>His nose was longer then brother Boz otter
>His nose was longer then any of his friends
>He must find a way for all this lying to end
>
>The next day he stood before the otter board
>asking, “Will you be with me in one accord?”
>If I tell a lie, please smack me on my tail
>Promise you will all smack without fail
>
>For me to lie, means my nose will grow
>Where is an otter with a dragging nose to go
>The nose will drag out each step of the trail
>You must all agree to smack my tail
>
>The otters, in unison, agreed they would help
>even though it would cause Oogalo to yelp
>An otter with a dragging nose would soon die
>To prevent his death they would all try
>
>At first Oogala watched carefully what he said
>then it seemed, by some evil, he was being led
>One day after Oogala told a really big lie
>the news was shared with the otters by a fly
>
>Each otter picked up a striking stick
>gathered around him in a circle to give a lick
>Whack, whack went the sticks to his tail
>Oogala cried and yelped to no avail
>
>“Sammy, the fly, said you lied,” each otter said
>“Do you really want to end up dead?”
>Oogala’s tail hurt ever so bad
>but he was thankful for the friends he had
>
>It took sometime for Oogala’s tail to heal
>Each day the pain was a reminder he could feel
>Oogala decided it was wonderful to be alive
>With that decision, he took a power dive
>
>He had learned his lesson on lying and deception
>For him, no more lies without exception
>He dived once again deeply into the pond
>“Ahh, it is good to be alive,” said Oogala Lafond
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