The story of Listy the Leopard and Betsy the Bear
In a deep jungle near the northern tip of Canada, there live a pair of best friends: Listy the Leopard and Betsy the Bear. They are always going places together, sharing their day's catch together, confiding in each other, telling the latest jungle's gossips to each other... Literally they spend more time with each other than their own Leopard or Bear herds (or do bears live in herds?).
Listy and Betsy have the same ambition. That is, to look for a warmer jungle near the tropics. They find the freezing temperatures of Canada too unbearable to their likings.
They are constantly in the lookout for any news or stories about an ideal tropical jungle they can migrate to. Listy and Betsy would always be eagerly sharing with each other about their plans if they really move to the tropical jungle of their dreams. But of course, Listy and Betsy do not intend to migrate for the sake of migrating. They aspire to migrate to a jungle where they can settle down with their herds and provide the best environment for their leopard cubs/bear cubs later. So the search goes on for the best tropical jungle in the universe...
One sunny day, Betsy the Bear excitedly announced over lunch that she is going to leave home to check out a jungle down in the South. At first, Listy the Leopard, received the news excitedly too. After all, Betsy and Listy had promised each other that should one of them were to migrate first, she would be sure to get the other half to follow suit.
However, as the day passed by, it dawned on Listy that Betsy has never mentioned anything about this Jungle in the South before. Not casually, not formally. She suddenly felt hurt and disappointed. She felt she has confided to Betsy literally on anything and everything but obviously Betsy has not done her share.
In a deep jungle near the northern tip of Canada, there live a pair of best friends: Listy the Leopard and Betsy the Bear. They are always going places together, sharing their day's catch together, confiding in each other, telling the latest jungle's gossips to each other... Literally they spend more time with each other than their own Leopard or Bear herds (or do bears live in herds?).
Listy and Betsy have the same ambition. That is, to look for a warmer jungle near the tropics. They find the freezing temperatures of Canada too unbearable to their likings.
They are constantly in the lookout for any news or stories about an ideal tropical jungle they can migrate to. Listy and Betsy would always be eagerly sharing with each other about their plans if they really move to the tropical jungle of their dreams. But of course, Listy and Betsy do not intend to migrate for the sake of migrating. They aspire to migrate to a jungle where they can settle down with their herds and provide the best environment for their leopard cubs/bear cubs later. So the search goes on for the best tropical jungle in the universe...
One sunny day, Betsy the Bear excitedly announced over lunch that she is going to leave home to check out a jungle down in the South. At first, Listy the Leopard, received the news excitedly too. After all, Betsy and Listy had promised each other that should one of them were to migrate first, she would be sure to get the other half to follow suit.
However, as the day passed by, it dawned on Listy that Betsy has never mentioned anything about this Jungle in the South before. Not casually, not formally. She suddenly felt hurt and disappointed. She felt she has confided to Betsy literally on anything and everything but obviously Betsy has not done her share.
Listy who used to be chirpy and energetic is suddenly listless and gloomy. One day when Listy was sitting all by herself at the riverside, Willy the Wombat approached her. Willy noticed the drastic change in her. She is a mutual friend between Listy and Betsy and it breaks her heart to see what is happening to her two dear friends. Listy was reluctant to share her woes with Willy, concluding that it would be useless and could affect Willy's own friendship with Betsy. Anyway, Listy is sure that Betsy would probably have told Willy about what happened. They would probably have laughed about her pettiness, thought Listy.
After much persuasion, Willy succeeded in getting the full story from Listy. Willy's immediate suggestion is for Listy to speak eye to eye with Betsy.
To clear the air, Willy said. Listy refused.
She just felt that the whole incident is a lesson learnt and that she should just move on. Listy turned away and left Willy stunt and wordless. As Listy walked, 2 droplets of tears came down her right cheek.
Few days passed and Listy and Betsy behaved like they are mere acquaintances. They speak of the weather and the chilling winds, but nothing more about the migration nor anything related to it.
One afternoon, Listy was again lazing by the riverside. Thinking about friendship, about the tropical jungle, about Betsy... when suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind. She turned around and saw Betsy. She smiled nervously. Betsy came closer to her and said "Listy, I just want to tell you I am sorry... I didn't know I have hurt you so bad..." Listy could hardly contain her emotions. Of course she had forgiven Betsy all along, willing to just accept it as part of Betsy's "eccentric character" Listy had to put up with. She really did not expect that Betsy would actually apologize. Another tear rolled down her cheek, this time her left cheek.
Apparently Willy the Wombat had told everything to Betsy. That same day, Betsy was equally sad to realize the full impact of the matter. She had totally forgotten about the matter and was totally unaware that Listy was hurt. She had thought that checking out of the South Jungle was totally trivial and that she would share with Listy only after she had found out what the place is like. Hurting Listy was never meant to be her intention. She was sleepless that night and she too shed a few tears thinking about what Willy had told her.
They gave each other a BIG BEAR hug. And eversince then, they lived happily ever after.
Of course, Listy and Betsy are still searching for the Tropical Jungle of their dreams...
After much persuasion, Willy succeeded in getting the full story from Listy. Willy's immediate suggestion is for Listy to speak eye to eye with Betsy.
To clear the air, Willy said. Listy refused.
She just felt that the whole incident is a lesson learnt and that she should just move on. Listy turned away and left Willy stunt and wordless. As Listy walked, 2 droplets of tears came down her right cheek.
Few days passed and Listy and Betsy behaved like they are mere acquaintances. They speak of the weather and the chilling winds, but nothing more about the migration nor anything related to it.
One afternoon, Listy was again lazing by the riverside. Thinking about friendship, about the tropical jungle, about Betsy... when suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind. She turned around and saw Betsy. She smiled nervously. Betsy came closer to her and said "Listy, I just want to tell you I am sorry... I didn't know I have hurt you so bad..." Listy could hardly contain her emotions. Of course she had forgiven Betsy all along, willing to just accept it as part of Betsy's "eccentric character" Listy had to put up with. She really did not expect that Betsy would actually apologize. Another tear rolled down her cheek, this time her left cheek.
Apparently Willy the Wombat had told everything to Betsy. That same day, Betsy was equally sad to realize the full impact of the matter. She had totally forgotten about the matter and was totally unaware that Listy was hurt. She had thought that checking out of the South Jungle was totally trivial and that she would share with Listy only after she had found out what the place is like. Hurting Listy was never meant to be her intention. She was sleepless that night and she too shed a few tears thinking about what Willy had told her.
They gave each other a BIG BEAR hug. And eversince then, they lived happily ever after.
Of course, Listy and Betsy are still searching for the Tropical Jungle of their dreams...
posted by chuplin @ 12/19/2006 06:24:00 PM
3 Comments:
U sure leopard lives in cold Canada? hee..hee..
Definitely not sure! Ha ha!
willy the wombat is very cute!
Chup
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