Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

The newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness throughout the world.

Special  Treat – Barbra Lambert

January 22, 2007

I am happy to announce another new writer for Storytime Tapestry.  Barbra Lambert becomes writer # 398. Please email her and welcome her to the fold

“Unseemly Competitor” (True Story for Horse Lovers)

Barbra Lambert

An ebony beauty. . . bulleted out of his coral to show us the brilliance of his show performance. He was indeed a show horse! We were fervently amazed at the speed at which he confidently ran past our untrained eyes. His flowing black mane dazzled us even more!!!

We gave horrendous cheers and applauds for several minutes to this reverential beauty for putting on such showmanship for amateur horse observers, save one. The owner of the horse. Astounded as we were, he further enlightened us about his bravado, when his performance came to a screeching halt right near our feet. We made over him to such a degree that he didn’t seem to know whether to stay and revel in the glory or bullet away. But an unseemly competitor from inside the barn quickly challenged ‘his’ show and gave the horse quick reason to make his decision!

An humble pig had thudded into the coral. His short little legs pummeled the ground so loudly, we couldn’t help but look to see where the sound was coming from. The ebony beauty caught the sound of dull heavy thuds, also. Round and round the pig went. . . as fast as his four little legs could go, with us cheering him on just as we had done the horse. He was determined to show us (or himself) that he could do as the horse did. The horse didn’t think so.

What an insult!!!!!!

Here this humble creature was having the time of his life and all of a sudden this striking beauty decides to run him out of the coral. And that’s exactly what he did. As he pursued the pig and caught up with him, he butted him out of the coral with his nose, raced back to us to let us know (I suppose) that HE was the spotlight. . . Not the pig. The pig willfully obeyed the horse; his place was in the barn.

We were immensely entertained by this. Nonetheless, admiring the pig for showing such courage. It is a great memory for my sister, brother, niece, cousins and friends and the owner of the horse. What better way to spend an afternoon with family!

Barbra Lambert

barbra@citynet.net