Little Blackbird

A little black bird sat on a fence pole, watching life go by. He saw a little cottontail nibbling on some clover. He saw a dog laying in the shade. He saw a momma cow leading her calf to the watering hole. These were all so nice to see and yet the little blackbird felt sad. And why do you think he felt sad on such a sunny, bright day? The little blackbird was lonely. He had no friends. None of the other birds were his age and wanted to play. They told him he was annoying and this made him very sad. While the little blackbird sat there feeling sorry for himself a wise, old mare mosied up behind him.
"Why are you so sad little one?" said the gentle voice of the mare.
"Because I have no one to play with," pouted little blackbird.
"And why is that?" was her response.
There was a pause then little blackbird blurted out, "Because I'm annoying and no one likes me!"
He was crying now and feeling even more sorry for himself. The mare thought for a moment then said, "I don't believe that God has ever made an annoying blackbird, just different ones. He's also made a lot of different creatures. Why don't you stop worrying about how different you are and go find someone else who feels different and sad? I'm sure you could really help cheer someone up." Then the mare gave little blackbird a nudge with her soft nose and mosied away.
Little blackbird was surprised. He thought the horse would just feel sad for him but she really didn't seem sad like he felt. As he sat and pondered what had happened, his little blackbird ears heard some whining. He couldn't see where it came from so he decided to fly around to see what was whining. He flew and flew until the sound got louder and then he saw a little chihuahua crying at the feet of it's owner. The chihuahua looked so sad as his owner sat reading, ignoring his cries. Little blackbird came and perched on a chair near the chihuahua.
"Hey, stop crying," said little bird.
The chihuahua turned and looked at little blackbird. He cocked his head to the side and a small smile spread across his face.
"Do you want to play?" asked the chihuahua.
"Yes, yes! I really want to play!" cried little blackbird and before he could say anything else, the chihuahua lept at him and began chasing him. Little blackbird and the chihuahua played for hours chasing each other and hiding and surprising each other. they became great friends and played every day. And it happened all because little blackbird learned to help others feel happy. The end.