Zebra was fed up of his appearance. He hated the stripes on his body. How he wished he didn't possess the dual skin tone. Why couldn't he be either black or white?
"There is a reason," his father said.
"What reason Dad?" asked Zebra.
"The reason is equality. God gave us stripes so that we can respect every colour, love each other without any discrimination. We are lucky. We are united, unlike humans."
"But Dad, the humans are more advanced."
"Being advanced means living in peace son, not resorting to mindless wars."
Zebra now felt proud of his stripes.
This 99 word fiction is shared with Blogging from A to Z April Challenge - Z.
What a way to end the challenge. Loved it
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DeleteWise advice. What a dangerous animal,the man.Nice,Amrit.
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DeleteOne thing more,twenty six fictions were accomplished beautifully and differently.A commendable attempt.
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DeleteSo finally you ended this on a brilliant advice and also the fact that you have been advocating since the beginning, how insane and selfish humans are.
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DeleteI would be too if I possess such symbol of equality.Great post! And congrats for completing the challenge.
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DeleteWhat a wonderful way to convey that message, succint, yet deep. Beautifully penned!
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Deletebeautiful angle to look at this thing! loved it!
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