For all you Steve Irwin fans...
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Topic: For all you Steve Irwin fans...
Posted By: Paws
Subject: For all you Steve Irwin fans...
Date Posted: 20 September 2006 at 12:20pm
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I really liked this so thought I'd share especially seeing as it is his memorial service today at Aussie Zoo...
An interesting day at the Rainbow Bridge. ~Epona Harper~ Rainbow Bridge is a place of both peace and anticipation as departed pets await their beloved owners. There are plenty of things to keep them contented while they wait: trees you can't get stuck in, endless meadows, splashing streams, thickets perfect to hide in for pounce-attack games. But one day the residents noticed some rather...unusual newcomers arrive. The koalas and the kangaroos slipped in rather quietly, but then came the bearded dragons, the skinks and the goannas. The influx of snakes startled an entire family of cats up a tree. Pythons, cobras, tiger snakes, brown snakes and even fierce snakes. There were so many at one point, it seemed the ground itself was alive with writhing. A burly wombat shouldered his way through the crowd and plopped down in a shady spot, barely missing a Jack Russell terrier who yapped indignantly as he abandoned his position. And then the crocodiles showed up. Finally, a Great Dane managed to get up enough nerve to approach one of the reptilian giants. "Um....excuse me," he said hesitantly. "But why are you all here?" The croc dropped her jaw and laughed. "Same as you, mate," she said. "Waitin' for someone who loved us." The dogs, cats, gerbils and other "typical pets" looked at each other in confusion, then at the plethora of weird, ugly and downright deadly creatures assembled. Who on Earth could possibly love some of those faces? "I see him!" shouted a green mamba from his vantage point in one of the trees. A cacophony of squeaks, hisses, bellows and roars erupted as the mob surged forward toward a lone human walking across the field toward the bridge. The other animals managed to catch a glimpse of him before he was overwhelmed by the crowd. "CRIKEY!" he shouted joyously right before he was bowled over by the wombat. "Well I'll be," said a Persian as she tidied up her fur. "It's that Aussie my human liked to watch on TV. Had to be the craziest human on the whole planet." "Oh, please," remarked a echidna as he hurried by. "Is it really that crazy to passionately love something God made?" ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 20 September 2006 at 1:13pm
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OK so now I have goosebumps... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 20 September 2006 at 1:43pm
ok now i want to cry ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 20 September 2006 at 2:54pm
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I started watching his memorial service on sky news but had to leave to take Andrew out for lunch. The beginning was so sad. John Williams sung Tru' Blu' Ozzie, it was so nice and then Wes tryed to speak but was too upset. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 22 September 2006 at 9:51am
What an awesome story. I read it to my daughter who thought it was the best!!!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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