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...The emu was very interested in dancing, so she flew down from her home beyond the clouds, and asked the birds if they would teach her to dance. A cunning old native companion replied: "We shall be very pleased to teach you our dances, but you could never learn with such long wings. If you like, we will clip them for you." The emu did not give much thought to the fact that short wings would never carry her home again. So great was her vanity that she allowed her wings to be clipped very short...read the whole story HERE
detention lines -
"the way of the transgressor..."
chalked on the black board
---- gillena cox
"The way of the Transgressor is exceedingly difficult " this was a frequent and favourite line given to kids in detention when i was a student at high school
6WS
The prompt at Nahaiwrimo today is emu, and i have double posted to my blog
What a fascinating story! *smile*
ReplyDeleteEmu's are a very interesting bird!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it CC
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Sure are Tony, thanks for dropping in
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Marvelous story. Thanks. All that talk of emu & emu egg made me hungry for an oversized omelette.
ReplyDeleteSmiles, glad you dropped in Ron
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I read the entire story of the emu, and I felt sorry for the thoughtless bird.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this.
I think emu are interesting. Thanks for this story! Sounds like you spent time in detention. Oops.
ReplyDeletei thought it a sad tale; Glad you dropped in Romi
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yup(◕‿◕。) happy you dropped in Mc
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They are wonderful to see!
ReplyDeleteohhhhhhhhhhhh poor things....
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in Karen
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Glad you dropped by Lorraine
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Enjoyed the story.
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Happy you dropped in Adelaide
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I like emus and that's such an interesting story about them!
ReplyDeleteHappy you stopped by Freida
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