Wednesday, November 21, 2007
"Each of the animals had a special memory of <br>Badger - something he had taught them that they <br>could now do extremely well. He had given them <br>each something to treasure: a parting gift that <br>would become all the more special each time it was <br>passed on to others.<br><br>As the last of the snow melted, so did the animals' <br>sadness. Whenever Badger's name was mentioned, <br>someone remembered another story that made <br>them all smile.<br><br>One warm spring day as Mole was walking on the <br>hillside where he'd last seen Badger, he wanted to <br>thank his friend for his parting gift.<br><br>'Thank you, Badger,' he said softly, believing that <br>Badger would hear him.<br><br>And...somehow...Badger did."<br><br>-Susan Varley, "Badger's Parting Gift"<br><br>I did not know Shawn well at school, but I knew that <br>he was very nice and that his friends love him very <br>much. I'm so sorry for your loss.
