One day the momma possum was waiting for her baby possum to come home. She was very worried that something awful had happened to him so she set out to find him.
First she saw a fox and said “Mr. Fox, have you seen a beautiful baby possum with big bright eyes, a soft shiny coat and a long fluffy tail? He’s the most beautiful possum ever created and I’m very worried something has happened to him.”
The fox replied, “I’m sorry ma’am, but I haven’t seen a thing.”
The momma possum went on her way and she saw a skunk. “Mr. Skunk, have you seen a beautiful baby possum with a soft shiny coat and a fluffy tail? He’s the most beautiful possum ever created and I’m very worried that something has happened to him.”
The skunk replied, “I’m very sorry ma’am, lots of possums pass by these parts, but I haven’t seen one to that description.”
The worried momma possum kept looking for her son when she saw a hen and asked, “Mrs. Hen, have you seen a beautiful baby possum with a soft shiny coat and a fluffy tail? I’m very worried that something has happened to him.”
The Hen replied, “I’m sorry ma’am, I have to scare off lots of possums around this place. But I haven’t seen one like that. But I did run off a scroungy ol’ ratty possum! That lil' fleebag was trying to bother my chicks. I had to chase the ugly thing off ‘cause these here chicks are the most beautiful chicks ever created.
Then the mother possum answered the hen, “Oh, Mrs. Hen, that’s my son! Don’t you know that for every mother, there’s no ugly child.”
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Ok so maybe it sounds better in Spanish. But Angel says I’m the momma possum! Angel's mom used to tell him this story, so now it's my favorite Mexican folk-tale!
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The three Most Beautiful Children ever created:
4 comments:
I understand what the story is saying... even in English. Every mother thinks they're kids are the most beautiful, as they should. But I have to say, your little Aaron is pretty darn close to my kids. So adorable!
By the way, that's a great shot of the three of them. Alisia and Caleb always pose perfectly for pictures! Lucky!
I liked that story...so true
So true! (And so appropriate for parenting by dummies photo contest)
Of course, my babies are beautiful though! ;)
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