Stretch and Beak

Stretch
&
Beak

By: Frances

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For my funny and loving dog, Gladys who always wants to be friends with anybody, no matter how different they are

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"Look at Stretch, he is taller than the tree, so he can barely eat the delicious leaves of the jungle," Houston mocked,

Look at Stretch...

"How can he even eat and drink with those ugly twisted knees?" Houston's twin sister, Dallas added. The giraffe herd cracked up at this because it was honestly true.

"How is this herd my distant cousins? They don't act like them at all. Family is supposed to be kind to you, not tease you," Stretch thought, confused.

How can he...

Stretch was an odd ball and always had been since he was born. He was a foot taller than the rest of the herd, and was born with twisted knees, which didn't help with the teasing.

Hahaha!

Good one!

Even though their unkind teasing was daily, it still hurt Stretch's feelings every time. " I need to get away from them where I cannot hear them," Stretch thought. So, he went down to the stream for a break and a refreshing drink.

I need to get away from them...

After his drink, he took a deep breath and headed back to the herd. When he arrived at their camp, he saw no one. After a few moments of waiting he realized that the herd was not missing, he was LOST!

Hello?
Hellooo?

At first Stretch was terrified, but then he realized he was better off being alone, than with a herd that bullied him. He stayed at the abandoned camp for a few days when realized that he needed to move on. He then came to the conclusion that he needed to find a friend or even the mean herd. He couldn't live in the jungle alone the rest of his life. As he thought of finding a friend, he perceived he would never find one. Every animal would be too scared of a 19 foot animal with dots and messed up knees. So he limped along thinking he would never be happy again.

I'm scared!

No don't go...!

AAHHHHH!
Mommy!