Journal #2: Animal Story

At one time there was a kind and gentle deer and a very rude snake. The deer was kind to everyone she encountered and was loved throughout the forest by all the smaller creatures like the squirrels, the chipmunks, and the birds. Even the grumpy old bear thought that the deer was nice. On the opposite end of the spectrum the snake was a very mean animal. He would often eat the smaller animals and treat everyone very badly. One day while out and about the snake encountered a large bird known as the eagle. The eagle was tired of the snake eating all of his smaller friends so he attacked him. After a fierce battle the eagle flew off and the snake was hurt very badly. He knew he would not last long but he tried to make it back to his home. At the same time the deer was out walking in the forest. She saw the wounded snake slithering back home and asked him what had happened. He told her to go away and mind her own business but she persisted and eventually ended up taking him back home to take care of him. It took him many days to recover but eventually he was back and stronger than ever. Because of how well the deer treated him he decided to change his ways and be nicer to everyone he encountered. He promised to never eat the smaller animals while he was roaming about and eat fruits and berries to survive from now on. The deer treated the snake kindly and did not care about his previous behavior only treating him as she treated everyone else, which not one of the other animals had ever done for him, and thusly being treated so well changed the snake from being such a mean and spiteful animal into another kind animal in the forest. The hospitality and courtesy of the deer had a massive and positive affect on the snake and changed him for the better.