The Giraffe

     At the same time as the cat, there was a giraffe. The giraffe was so big that the rest of the animals were afraid to talk to him. He was also very shy and was nervous to talk to new friends even when they did come around. He got up every morning, ate the leaves off the tallest trees, and then played with the bugs in his trees all day long. His favorites were the ants because they were always running everywhere and he liked to think they were racing. He always wanted to be a racing giraffe, but he knew that he would never be able to get into the Giraffe School of Running, and even if he did, he might never take off as a popular racer. Still, he went to bed every night dreaming about racing through the forest faster than anyone who ever came before him. The giraffe never yet imagined that there could be a world out there beyond his running dreams.