The Witty Worm – A Short Story

I told the sun – “Shine so bright, that your gaze melts down my worries.” Just then, the birds bickered and said – “With your worries, you’ll end us all.” The sun said – “Go to the wind, it might blow them away for you.” I told the wind – “Get so wild that your rage blows away my worries.” Just then, the trees trembled and said – “With your worries, you’ll end us all.” The wind said – “Go to the rain, it might wash them away for you.” I told the rain – “Pour so hard that your fury washes away my worries.” Just then, the rats squeaked and said – “With your worries, you’ll end us all.” The rain said – “Go to the sea, it it might drown them for you.” I told the sea – “Get your tides so high that they drown my worries.” Just then, the turtles grunted and said – “With your worries, you’ll end us all.” The sea said – “Go the mountain, it might crush them for you.” I told the mountain – “Raise your mighty foot and crush away my worries.” Just then, the rabbits squealed and said – “With your worries, you’ll end us all.” The mountain said – “Go home, human. Your task is a tricky one.” Frustrated that none would help I stamped my foot and heard a worm yell. The poor dying worm said – “You kill my tribe without thinking twice But do you hear us complain or cry? God has well-blessed your kind Why then are you never satisfied?” Gloom took over me and I started to retreat. When the worm, half-dead, to me, declared. “Now listen to me, and carefully you listen. Dig a hole in the ground and bury your worries That way you’ll kill none, and all will live happily.”

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