Courage
Illustration★★★On the first day of school, the teacher was asking each of
the 1st-graders to tell his name and what he wanted to be
when he grew up. One little boy spoke up importantly:
‘I’m Jimmy. When I grow up I’m gonna be a lion tamer.
I’ll have lots of fierce lions and tigers, and I’ll walk into
the cage.” He hesitated, then went on: “But I’ll want my
mother with me.”
Christian Observer.
The point
First-grader Jimmy declares he wants to be a lion tamer with fierce lions and tigers, but then hesitates and says: 'I'll want my mother with me.' Innocent courage mixed with vulnerability.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Tender
To tell aloud
under a minute · 75 words