The Owl with the Sage-Like Grin by Drew Searing
	One day, the two-legged humans came and built a fence near a Giant Cactus. In a hole near the top of the Giant Cactus lived the Owl with a sage-like grin. A hawk, two Golden Eagles, and a Sea Gull came by to observe the fence from above. The Song Soarers flew from one side to the other. Then the four-leggeds arrived: the lizard, the squirrel and the Borrego Bighorn. The lizard and the squirrel climbed through and around the fence. The Borrego Bighorn leapt gracefully over it. After awhile, the animals forgot about the fence. Several generations passed and the Owl continued to perch and observe from his home high atop the Giant Cactus. When the Owl began to hatch a family, one of the fledgling owls came to the window of the Cactus and looked outside for the first time. “What is the reason for the fence, father Owl?” “You will notice, my little Owl chick, that all of the animals except the two-leggeds have forgotten its meaning. The fence is ignored by the Song Soarers and the Four Leggeds.” “Then why, Father Owl, does it exist?” “It exists solely because of an antiquated system whereby one set of human two-leggeds is free to cross, but the other humans may not.” “I do not understand this logic, Father Owl.” “You are wise then, Son Owl. There is no logic to such a system. Now fly, Little One, to the other side of the fence. Search for a Cactus home of your own, raise a family, then someday share this wisdom to my grandchildren owls.”