Bedtime Stories for the Inner Child

Snyder was a little preoccupied as he crept across the sidewalk to visit with a friend. As he looked down, he could see his shadow. His shell and rippling body moving next to him in unison. He had looked across the sidewalk and saw his friend patiently waiting, but he would just have to wait a while longer. After all, snails only move millimeters at a time.

As Snyder was admiring his muscular shadow - well, muscular for a snail, he hears his friend yell, “Snyder! Look out!” Snyder raised his eyes only to see a bicycle tire coming closer and closer. In an instant, he forgot he was a snail and …SWOOSH!

Snyder was resting next to his friend. “What happened?” Snyder said breathlessly. His friend’s eyes were huge as he looked at Snyder and said, “How did you do that?” “Do what?” replied Snyder. “First you were there. Now you are here. It all happened so fast!” his friend said wildly.

Snyder thought for a moment and remembered a burst of speed and everything around him blurred until he stopped and was safely next to his friend. “WOW!” shouted Snyder. “That was fun! I wonder if I could do that again?”

ZIP! SWOOSH! ZOOM! Snyder could barely contain his excitement. Zipping back to his friend he said, “Did you see that? Can you believe it?” His friend was out of breath just watching Snyder explore his newfound freedom. “But Snyder, you’re a snail! Snails move slowly. We can’t move fast!” his friend exclaimed. “Why?” replied Snyder. His friend looked at him sternly and said, “Because that’s the way it’s always been. Everyone knows that! Have you forgotten what you are?”

With a huge grin Snyder thoughtfully said, “I guess I have forgotten what I am and I’m glad! Now I can be whatever I want!” As Snyder finished his sentence…SWOOSH!! Off he went again, leaving his friend in a tiny snail size cloud of dust.

Don’t get left behind!