Tobi and the Egg
Tobi found an egg,
hidden among the grass.
Its surface pearly white,
and its shell as smooth as glass.
He gazed upon it blankly,
and then he touched it lightly.
Its surface was so very cold,
despite shining so brightly.
Then he picked it up gently,
and he placed it in a tree.
He placed a few lost sticks,
where the eggs new nest would be.
Once all that was done,
he sat softly on top the egg.
His bottom on the tree branch,
with the egg beneath his legs.
He sat there through the summer,
and all that autumn too.
He braved the harshest winter,
even as the cold winds blow.
He sat there in the rain,
and...
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