Dog lived Happily Ever After. Just like every other animal that had a big or small part in all the fairytales in the world. He was living a happy, quiet live amongs all the other animals. His neighbours were Donkey and Frog. Every morning the greeted each other and said Ee-aah, Ribbit and Wrooff to each other. They just walked around, enjoyed their days and the warm beams of Sun. In the afternoon they met the others in the square, and danced to the enchanting music of some of the older fairy tales. Pied Piper blew his flute, Goat played his violin and Bird sang a heavenly song.
Everybody was Happy. And Ever. And After. Except for Dog. Well, he was Happy (and Ever and After) most of the times, but some days he felt a weird feeling. At first he just went to see Doctor Bear. A big, brown-greyish bear with an unstoppable hunger for honey. As you could see with his gigantic belly! He always had some honey in his whiskers, just out of reach from his tongue. A funny sight to watch. Bear could not find anything wrong with Dog, and offered him some honey as a cure. He offered honey to everyone as a cure, because to him honey was the cure to everything.
After a while Dog just wouldn't bother seeing Bear anymore. The feeling got worse and Dog would feel it more and more often. Donkey and Frog were getting worried. "I am worried", Frog ribbited. "Mee-aah too!" replied Donkey. Dog started to stay away from the dances sometimes, just to go to the hilltop and bark at Sun. Sun would not answer, but only send more radiating beams of warm light down to earth, which seamed to make everybody more Happy, except for Dog. Dog would just sit there and bark, until Sun went to bed. Moon took over. Dog barked at Moon as well, but Moon was just a pale reflection of Sun nowadays.
Dissapointed by this, Dog went down the hill again. It was a steep hill. Dog tripped on a loose rock, and because it was a steep hill, Dog had to run down to keep from falling. Down the hill he stopped to get his breath back. Suddenly he noticed something. The sad feeling was gone! He felt strangely happy. A more intense Happy than he had ever felt since retiring from fairy tales! He ran some more, it felt good! Finally he ran all the way home. Dog never slept better his entire life!
The next morning he made a decision. He would run, just run! Donkey and Rabbit were shocked! "Why would you run, it is tiring" (Ribbit). "I had to run all my active life, and I can tell you it's no good..." (Ee-aah) But they could not change Dog's mind. So they said goodbye and Dog started to run. It felt even better than last night. At first, he had to stop a lot, because he was not used to the running. But the more he ran, the more he enjoyed it and he got better and better at it. After all, he was a Dog!
One day, when Sun was preparing for bed after another day of Happy, Ever and After, a small wind arose. With the wind in his face, he ran even faster than usual. This felt so incredibly great! The next morning, there was even more wind. Wind was great. And Wind also enjoyed blowing on Dog. Wind did not have much to do nowadays, and it made him feel alive again. "Run Dog, run!" he shouted at storm force! Dog ran, stopped, changed course, one time went into the wind, the other time ran as fast as he could with Wind at his back. They really enjoyed each others company, and became good friends.
Along the way, they met a lot of animals. Not a single one understood Dog and Wind. The were Happy, Ever and After right where they were. But Dog and Wind didn't care. Because they had found True Happyness. Happyness isn't a place, it is a state of mind, a feeling! You cannot achieve Happyness just by being somewhere you're supposed to be Happy. You can only achieve True Happyness by chasing it, whereever it goes, and therefore: whereever you have to go! And maybe it wasn't even that important to actually get there, maybe the chase was what defined Happyness. It did for Dog, because Dog just loved to chase! After all this time, Dog was finally really Happy!
Once upon a time there were Dog and Wind, and they were just happy!
Everybody was Happy. And Ever. And After. Except for Dog. Well, he was Happy (and Ever and After) most of the times, but some days he felt a weird feeling. At first he just went to see Doctor Bear. A big, brown-greyish bear with an unstoppable hunger for honey. As you could see with his gigantic belly! He always had some honey in his whiskers, just out of reach from his tongue. A funny sight to watch. Bear could not find anything wrong with Dog, and offered him some honey as a cure. He offered honey to everyone as a cure, because to him honey was the cure to everything.
After a while Dog just wouldn't bother seeing Bear anymore. The feeling got worse and Dog would feel it more and more often. Donkey and Frog were getting worried. "I am worried", Frog ribbited. "Mee-aah too!" replied Donkey. Dog started to stay away from the dances sometimes, just to go to the hilltop and bark at Sun. Sun would not answer, but only send more radiating beams of warm light down to earth, which seamed to make everybody more Happy, except for Dog. Dog would just sit there and bark, until Sun went to bed. Moon took over. Dog barked at Moon as well, but Moon was just a pale reflection of Sun nowadays.
Dissapointed by this, Dog went down the hill again. It was a steep hill. Dog tripped on a loose rock, and because it was a steep hill, Dog had to run down to keep from falling. Down the hill he stopped to get his breath back. Suddenly he noticed something. The sad feeling was gone! He felt strangely happy. A more intense Happy than he had ever felt since retiring from fairy tales! He ran some more, it felt good! Finally he ran all the way home. Dog never slept better his entire life!
The next morning he made a decision. He would run, just run! Donkey and Rabbit were shocked! "Why would you run, it is tiring" (Ribbit). "I had to run all my active life, and I can tell you it's no good..." (Ee-aah) But they could not change Dog's mind. So they said goodbye and Dog started to run. It felt even better than last night. At first, he had to stop a lot, because he was not used to the running. But the more he ran, the more he enjoyed it and he got better and better at it. After all, he was a Dog!
One day, when Sun was preparing for bed after another day of Happy, Ever and After, a small wind arose. With the wind in his face, he ran even faster than usual. This felt so incredibly great! The next morning, there was even more wind. Wind was great. And Wind also enjoyed blowing on Dog. Wind did not have much to do nowadays, and it made him feel alive again. "Run Dog, run!" he shouted at storm force! Dog ran, stopped, changed course, one time went into the wind, the other time ran as fast as he could with Wind at his back. They really enjoyed each others company, and became good friends.
Along the way, they met a lot of animals. Not a single one understood Dog and Wind. The were Happy, Ever and After right where they were. But Dog and Wind didn't care. Because they had found True Happyness. Happyness isn't a place, it is a state of mind, a feeling! You cannot achieve Happyness just by being somewhere you're supposed to be Happy. You can only achieve True Happyness by chasing it, whereever it goes, and therefore: whereever you have to go! And maybe it wasn't even that important to actually get there, maybe the chase was what defined Happyness. It did for Dog, because Dog just loved to chase! After all this time, Dog was finally really Happy!
Once upon a time there were Dog and Wind, and they were just happy!
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