The Lonely Puppy

There was once a puppy named Prince. He was proud (when I say proud I mean bad proud, in other words, a show off). He was also selfish and self-centered. He thought that he was the smartest, cutest, cuddliest puppy in the world. He even said he was better than his parents. Hardly anyone liked him, but that is not what he thinks. He finds it impossible for anyone to hate him.

One day he went to the park. He saw that the other puppies were playing with each other; so he asked if he could play. One puppy said, “Why don’t you just leave us alone since you think you are the best. You don’t belong here.”

“Well, it is not my fault that I’m better than all of you, considering you all have filthy low-lives,” said Prince.

The other puppies were shocked and started barking at him. He got so scared that he left them alone. He could not believe they actually hated him.

Then, a puppy approached him and said that he would play with him. He looked at the puppy and was disgusted because the puppy was dirty. Prince said that he would never play with anyone like him. So, the puppy backed away.

After twenty minutes, he saw that the dirty puppy he shooed away was playing with the other puppies. When he saw what was happening, he realized that it wasn’t how good you looked on the outside that was important; it was how good you are on the inside. He also realized that he is not better than anyone because everyone is created equally.

From that day on, he changed. He never looked or treated anyone differently. He also did not think of himself as the best, and everyone started to like him.

A Mom, a Son, and an Eye

There once lived a fourteen year old boy named Jake. He was neither rich nor happy. His father and mother were separated. They were always fighting about money; his mom was also insecure and had low-self esteem. Jake blamed his mom for ruining his life. So he could not stand being in her custody. She is always asking him for forgiveness.

Life in high-school was not easy for him. Many people teased him about his family background, but this was not the hardest part for him. He was jealous to see other kids with fathers/ complete families.

Jake woke up on one bright day. It was his birthday, and he was hoping that his father would visit him. What he was hoping for did not exactly come true. His father was going to visit him and was thinking of forgiving Jake’s mom. Suddenly, a truck crashed his car.

Jake knew that there is no way he could forgive his mother. So he ran away. He lived with one of his friends. He even dropped out of school.

The next day, as he was driving along, he crashed his car. He was immediately brought to the hospital. He lived, but he would be blind for the rest of his life if he does not find a donor to give him an eye.

He went back to the hospital two weeks later. The doctor said he found a donor. So they had the surgery. He opened his eyes. He could see! The surgery was successful.

After two years, his mother died. Jake shed no tears. He went to the funeral, but he did not regret running away. He looked inside the coffin and was shocked to find out that his mother only had one eye.