The Tiger

For those of ya'll that know me, you might not want to read this. lol But I now that will not stop some. This is a short story that has no meaning or an ending for that matter. All I ask is that if you do read it, at the end pray for the tiger.....

Once upon a time, there was a tiger who lived deep in her own forest. This tiger hunted alone, fished alone, and slept alone. See this tiger needed no one. Tigers are solitaire creatures and she was no different than other tigers. One day while out hunting she came upon a lion. Now this lion was no ordinary lion. The lion began to talk to her at first. See tigers and lions do not always get along, but the lion began to tell the tiger of all the beautiful things she was missing by being alone. Lion talked of all her friends and how special each one was to her for different reasons and how much the tiger would love it all, being apart of the jungle family.

Soon the tiger wanted to see this new life that although she was nervous, She set out to follow the lion and see what the jungle was really like. "What could it hurt," thought the tiger, "I can walk away anytime. I need no one."

Sometime later the tiger found she really liked jungle life, she had finally found where she belonged. She now had friends. They where not all like her as a matter of fact she found that there was not one other tiger in the bunch, but that did not matter much to anyone. She found a dragon to talk to when needing an ear, a donkey to laugh with, an eagle to run with,

and the lion who seemed to ever be a guide. She found peace in being able to hunt with the others, and in rest they where never far apart.

Like so many tails this story has taken a turn, see an enemy had infiltrated the jungle. The snake had come at first in peace, so much so the the tiger had dropped her guard. Snake had begun to spread lies and stir up much unrest. So the jungle friends got together and tossed the snake out of the jungle, telling him never to return! The tiger will never forget the parting words, "you will never be anything with out me."

It took a long time for the jungle to recover because they had thought that the snake was there friend. As time moved on the jungle pack slowly made their way closer together and trust began to form. But you know the enemy is sneaky and wears many faces. This time I am not sure what may happen to the pack but the tiger is wounded. She longs to run free where the hurt can no longer cut so deep. See she is weak and angry, and the enemy works on her need to nurse her wound in private. Alone where no one can hurt her again. The tiger has never before warred with her spirit so much she is afraid to let go and trust that she will not be deceived again. She does not want to leave her jungle home. She found that its not so bad being with others. She can hear the lion and the dragon calling her name.......