Have you ever heard the story of the weasel and the whale? Well, I'll tell you, as it truly is an entertaining tale. Let me introduce you, firstly, to the weasel, who, we note, had a lifelong dream to waterski, but didn't own a boat.
No,
he didn't have a speedboat or a rowboat or a raft.
Not a kayak or container ship or any kind of craft.
Not a steamship or a sailboat or a dinghy or a
yacht.
Well, I think I've made my point, so I'll continue
with the plot.
He
was walking down the beach one morning, sad to
be on land,
when he came upon a whining whale that whimpered
on the sand.
She was glad to see the weasel and she blubbered,
"Help. I'm stuck."
Then the weasel, in his kindness, answered, "Let
me get my truck."
So
the weasel hustled home and got his Chevy 4X4,
and he backed it from the driveway and he drove
it to the shore
where he gave the whale a gentle nudge and pushed
her in the sea.
"Thank you!, thank you!" cried the whale,
for she was happy to be free.
Then
she told him, "Mr. Weasel, that was generous
of you.
To repay you for your kindness, is there something
I can do?"
It was then the weasel realized that maybe this
could be
the solution to the problem of his dream to waterski.
So
he told the whale his troubles, and explained
about his dream,
and described how she could help him; how the
two could be a team.
She was awfully glad to help him, and she instantly
agreed,
so he got a pair of skis (because it's all he
thought he'd need).
Then
he brought them to the shoreline where he walked
up to the whale,
and he stuck them on his feet and quickly grabbed
her massive tail.
When the weasel hollared, "Go!" she
gave it everything she'd got,
and she flipped her mighty tail and promptly took
off like a shot.
But
the weasel, sad to say, went flying wildly through
the air.
and it may be that he landed, but I couldn't tell
you where.
Though it's rumored that he made it, his demise
is widely feared,
and the only thing that's certain is he never
reappeared.
And
he may be skiing somewhere, or it could be that
he's dead;
just that no one knows for certain is the best
that can be said.
So the moral of the story of the weasel and the
whale
is don't ever, ever, ever touch a whale upon her
tail.
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