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GRATEFULNESS IN NATURE
One crisp, winter morning, a man strolled
through the forest. As he walked, he noticed
something move out of the corner of his eye.
He stopped short in his tracks to see what it
was. Something dark and round was
waddling awkwardly from one tree to
another. Suddenly, whatever it was stood up
on its short, hind legs and sniffed the breeze.
Then it continued on its way as if tracking a
scent. Much to the man's surprise; the little
creature seemed to be tracking him. It
followed the steps of his path until it stood
right at his feet. There it stopped and sniffed
again. Without any warning, it leaned
forward, took a bite out of the man's boot and
continued waddling on its way! The bite
didn't injure the man, but it sure took a chunk
out of his leather boot!
Now porcupines aren't dumb; they just can't
see. A porcupine is very nearsighted. In fact,