~A STORY ~   A long, long time ago there was no fire anywhere All the fire went out No fire here and no fire there What were people going to do No fire to cook or to keep warm But then one night .... There was a storm Wind was blowing The rain came pouring down With lightning flashing .... all around Then after the rain, out in the forest In the distance something was glowing Why.... The lightning got a tiny fire going   Now, there was a bird called a robin With feathers sort of brown or gray They looked just plain  But, they were still cute, in their own way The little robins heard of the world's plight No one had fire to cook or keep warm So all the robins took off in flight For they knew this situation was quite dire   Each little robin within his beak took a twig and lit it with the fire Then they dropped it in different places the world around So all the people could cook and keep warm with the fire, the robins found Yep ..... The robins didn't want the fire to disappear So, they had to rush And because they wanted to help out The fire gave their feathers a little blush          Now, why did I tell you this story Surely it must be make believe, at best Well, that's what my dad told me ..... How Robins got their red breast!         REMEMBER ....... This is just a make believe story Don't ever try and touch real fire! Copyright © 6/17/04 NOTE: These original writings are copyrighted and may NOT be reproduced, distributed or displayed in any way or form without the author's expressed and written permission.