Saturday, April 18, 2009

A SHORT STORY!!

This story is about a little rabbit. He was young, bubbly, good at heart and everything his parents wanted him to be except for the tiny bit of detail that he refused to grow up and be responsible. His parents loved him so much that they protected him from everything and he grew up happy and ignorant.

But suddenly one fine day, his parents decided that it was time for them to let him go and know the world for himself. so the young rabbit headed south-east looking for his luck and destiny. But unaware of the various traps hidden in the path, he fell into a pit on the way, he desperately tried getting out of it for hours and hours without any luck. He became more and more desperate and scared. As the hours went by, he started becoming hungry. That is when he noticed a carrot in the pit. famished and tired, he had the whole carrot and went to sleep. The next day, when he woke up, he was surprised to see the carrot whole again. Once again, he does the same thing and goes to sleep. To his utmost wonder, it happens again. It is at that time he realised, it was magical. The rabbit was still down in the pit! but he did not mind being there as long as he had that magic carrot.

Two months, he survived on that magical carrot. Then suddenly one fine day, an earthquake occurs. A couple of rocks fell into the pit one over the other, almost like a stairway. The rabbit was thrilled. He was free at last. He jumped out immediately. He took the carrot with him also. He kept walking for a place that he liked. He was never satisfied though. The carrot was his only companion and the only thing that kept him alive.

A month after he escaped from the pit. The rabbit reaches a town. The town really fascinated him. He was so fascinated by it that he never wanted to go back to where he came from. He saw a lot of people there too. It is then that in the crowd that he saw the BIGGEST CARROT he had ever seen. He ran to it. He wanted it so bad. He tried carrying it but he couldnt. The only way he could actually carry it was only if he discarded the magical carrot. Overcome with desire, he threw the magical carrot out and took the big carrot along with him. He dragged it all the way back to the forest as he knew he could not live in the town forever. As soon as he reached the jungle, he was tired and also famished with all the work he had done. He took a big bite of that big juicy carrot only to realize that it was a PLASTIC SHOWPIECE. He also then realized that he never needed this. It was something he wanted. He needed that magic carrot again to survive. he runs back to the city where he had left it. but Alas, it was not there.

He desperately searched for it for hours. Knowing the intensity of his foolishness, he kept walking back to the forest. It is at that time he saw a little orange thing on the side. It was the magic carrot. He could recognize it from anywhere. He hugs it very dearly, takes it back with him to the forest and as usual he eats it and sleeps off.

The next day morning, the rabbit woke up, did all his daily routines and when it was time for his breakfast took the magic carrot but to his surprise the carrot never grew back. He waited for hours, then days and then months, but to this day it hasnt grown back. The rabbit to this day regrets his mistake. Wondering how I know this?!!..I AM THAT RABBIT!!!