Teach Your Kids to Love Pets
One warm, sunny Saturday morning Sami and I headed to
our favorite main street restaurant for breakfast. When we got out of the car
the first thing we saw was a man at the sidewalk café eating his breakfast and
reading the paper. Next two him were two large, beautiful parrots. One was blue
and yellow, the other red and green. They were stunning. We’d only seen parrots
like that on television. Sami immediately wanted to go see the parrots. I held
her back and told her it would be rude to interrupt the man when he was
enjoying his breakfast. “Let’s go have our breakfast and if he’s finished when
we come back, we’ll ask him if he will tell us about his parrots.” She
reluctantly agreed, not quite sure she wanted to do that, but the puppies in the
pet store next door quickly got our attention. We had our pancakes and were on
our way back to the car when we saw the man still sitting at the café. As we
approached he said, “I’ve been waiting for you. It was so nice of you not to
interrupt my meal, I wanted you to meet my parrot friends.” Then he told her
about the parrots and how friendly they were. He let her hold one of them –
cradling him upside down in her arms, like you’d hold a baby!” What a delightful
experience it was for all of us! People who love pets are happy to share their
animals.
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