Monday, August 27, 2012

How The Rhino Got His Horn


Once, long ago, rhinos were hornless beings. Of these beings one was much different from the others. His name was Chip, and he had a small lump on his nose. He was criticized by his unfortunate flaw, as they called it. "You are strange!" said Phil. "I don't want to play with you." All the rhinos were considered the same, except him. Poor Chip wanted only to be happy with the other rhinos, so he felt worthless when he could not fit in.
Even his parents found him to be abnormal. They did not like him. They said that he was not allowed to party with the other rhino babies. If not for their obligation to care for him, they would have given him away long ago. If anything, they were at least proud of his quiet behavior and studious tendencies.
One day, Chip was taking a very long romp through the waterhole when suddenly, a lovely lady appeared drinking water from the pond. She was the epitome of beauty, and Chip knew he had to have her. Suddenly, he saw her lift her head from behind. He quickly dipped his horn down in the mud before she could see his ghastly embarassment. He was ashamed of his face, and that night, he tried to run away.
He walked all the way back to the watering hole that night. He looked around only to see the beautiful rhino looking into the water. She was crying. Chip approached her cautiously. "Excuse me, Miss. Are you alright?" He looked at her reflection in the water. Wait, could it be? Is that... A horn?!
Just then she looked up into his eyes. He was right! It was a horn. He'd never seen anything so gorgeous.
She said that her name was Becky, and that she was upset that she had a horn, too. Then, it really didn't feel so bad anymore. There were two of them, together at last. They ran away together that night. These two started what is now known as The Protruding Nasal Horn Revolution, where horns were soon accepted and appreciated throughout the land. Who knew that one day, rhinos without horns would be called hippos, a very derogatory term from that time.
The End.

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