Greek Fable
Deucalion and Pyrrha
Being cruel to others can come back to bite us. Seeing the immense cruelty of humanity, Zeus decides to send a huge flood to the ground to punish the people for their anger. Only Deucalion and Pyrrha will survive.
Hare woke to find a giant wall outside her
She drummed her strong back feet on the ground. She was hungry, but supper would have to
“This is most inconvenient,” Hare grumbled.
Because it was.
Hare went back to sleep hoping Wall would go
It was still there when she woke up somewhat
She was furious.
And ravenous.
Hare examined Wall, looking for a way out. But it was hopeless.
Wall blocked the moonlight and Hare shivered, even though the air was perfectly still. Now her chest and her tummy felt
Hare scrabbled at the dirt to see if she could escape underneath
She stretched up and tried to spring over Wall, but it was too
“THIS. IS. TOO. HARD,” Hare groaned through clenched teeth. She flopped onto her belly and sighed loudly.
“Hello there!” chirped a friendly
Hare rubbed her eyes and stared as Blackbird fluttered down beside her.
“Feeling a bit stuck, are you?”
“Yes,” sniffed Hare. “There’s no way around Wall. I can’t get under it. And I can’t get over it. I give up. I’m
“I’m sorry to hear that,” said the little bird cheerfully. “There must be something else you can try.”
“I’ve tried everything,” whimpered Hare, “I’ll never get out. Never, never, never.”
She kicked at Wall in
“Careful!” cautioned Blackbird as brick dust showered down on the
“Hmmm…” mused Hare, “interesting…”
“Is it?” puzzled Blackbird. “Why?”
“Maybe there’s a way through