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The Toddler who got Lost

by don the story teller

originally created March 12, 2004

(imbedded in Ma Belle)

 

There was once a child - a toddler to be precise, who was totally content when he was with his parents, as toddlers tend to be. Holding their hands - clinging to his motherÕs dress - hiding beneath her legs - sitting on his fatherÕs lap - meal time together as a family, he felt secure and warm - content with his place in the Universe - at one with himself and his environment. Nothing could be better.

Of course, as a toddler, he liked to explore and color and paint and make music. He investigated the world around him making exciting discoveries daily. He expressed himself with the colors of his crayons and his clay sculptures - with the sounds of sticks on drums - rubber bands strung on a box. However no matter how extensive our toddlerÕs exploration of the outside world (around him), he always wanted to know that one of his parents was near3)3(3(3'3&3&31393,3-35313/3,3$3/3-3,315&35v953-$*3,3/35333,3*3)973'$73)3,31333331353-395$3,315$3-3-933/'53137313/355&5'5%37333/375%333135313/3/3-3*3(3+3/35333/3-y+3,3,33333+3+3*371-3/5,$7%(%-%&$,/15&1737193+5%3&3%153+3,333(3939313%11&5%+%3&$$3$(1)1%)$&)&3$5$1%$$%%*$($%%+$7$-$7&$%(/-w-3+3*335$5$3937333335375$333+3,313/3/313)3*3,3/3333313/33333939313-375%3-3+5$3/3'33333)3*3735379731+73/5$3-3+3)3+375)5'u537353-3+3,3-3-315&353+35313(3(39313,3+3-3/3-3+353*3%3&3)3-3/3*953,'33-3+3,373'3*3339373/3-315%333/3-3+3,3-3*3/3*3'3(w1333-313*3(3+3/3/3-3/3)3*3)3,33333-3-37375'5&3+3(3139353)3*3+3(3,353,3'3/3/3+3,3,3-333,3*3'3*33313)3&933/$'313/3-3+953*w33-3)$(3,333335399735$5333335313,3)3&3%3*33373539359733(+3/3-3-3,37353,3+3+3,31353,3+3,3*3+3/313/3+3)3+3/3335353/3-3339y,3+3,31373333395%353,3*3&3/5%5$3/3)3(3)3-333-3(3)3+3)3&3'3-315&5&3131353'3*3'3&3(3$3%353,3+3*3(3*33333)3/3-3*3,3)3&3$3+3(y-3-3*3/333,3'3)3+3+3%395$5$353+31313-37333+3,3/973-+93+3,3-3-3,3(3/3(3(3*33353/3/3733313/3/33333/3-3,3&3$3$3'3/313(3&3/3-x5$393+3+313,3-355%5%3+3*133)333,3,31313,3,3/3,3&3(3539+93,3+33373333373935313/3*3,3+3*3/313,3*3%3)3+3)3/3(353'3(3(3*3+3-y/3-3'3*333,3/3-3((93&3)3*3*3,3+3*3+3+3*3/3/3'3+3*3,3(3&3)3(3*3/3-35393-3/5%39353-3-3337313*3%175-+1&$%/%5%9%3%*%%*15$3)3+y13-3*3*3+3/3,3(3)3,973-%93/31313/3*3(3,37393/3+333)3,393533333-353,335'353(3*395*3/3)3/339737&93/33313,3,3+3*3-333/31333-x5&3931393/3133313,3*3+973/+933313,3-3335393531333537333/333335395$313-335&5$3/3,355$313,3+3-3,3/393/3%193%3'3*3-3,3+3,3/y93+3*33353-3/33373'3)37395%5&3/3*3%3(33333(3'3-375'3,173,5'5-/5/33+313+3-355$3)3-3)3,5%5$3+3*33353337313)3*3/3,3+3/373)3'x5$5%3/3/3*3/3+3,3,3(3+9533++313-3,3-3/3/31333/333/3)3-313%375'3-3'335$3+3739353/3/35353/3,3,31393533375%375$373-31353/39{,3%/73/3&393%333'1,/11+1/1,/&-)/%/$/',3,3+',-+%*+(9*$+9+7,*,),,*)+5+7/11,-+/&,*-'/&1'//3$3-5%3'5$7)7)5-3-113-5,7(5/3)191,3(y'3(3/353)373/3'3-313+3/31375$333*3&3(3,),3-3-3+3*3/5$5%333-3(3%17193,353,3'3-333-3*3,3,3+3,3(3*3/3+3$3%3-5*37513'+++53'3*y(3'3(3*3,333,3'3'3(313(353(3-3&3,3(3,3'3)3'3%3)3*3(3)3,3/3,3)3)3/333/3(3)3+3/35353-3*3(3-3/3+3/39373,3(3)3&193$3)3/333135u)3-35353/3-3/3,3)3)3-3,3'3&3)3*3+3+3,33313,3+31333/3/33313/33373/333-3)3+3)3)3%3(3*3*3+3/35395$39333-3*3+3/37333/3137w*3)3-37353-3-3+3,3*3+35313'3$3*3/3/3+3,333531375$373+3&3&3*3/3/31353735313-3+3,9731%5333,3(3*3-33313,3*3+3+3(3)3+3(3%3*u,3/3/3,3*3)3+3%3'973,)'3/3-3-333-5%5$33375$5)33335+5(35375$5'37373131373735375$5%5$37375$5'5'5&3737395$5&5&333/3+3)3*y)3%3&3*333)3%3'3-5$333$3%3'1/391,%5$9&,&$'+1%3,1)3*3)333135313)3&3%3'3+3-3*3+3/3,3,3-3-3)3(%73(3/3/3'3&3)3)3+3,33353,3'3)w-3/3*3&3'3,333/3,333/3-313+3(3-313+3,3+3&3*3/31313+3,3,3*3/315$333,3*3(3(3+3/355$359731%(3/31333-5$5&333,33333)35353939y*3(3*3'3(3'315(373,3,3/3+3,3-3)3,3/3&393/31313'3)3)3'3%3)3,3*3*3,3+3)3*3**13)3*3,3,3)3-3%373+3,3,3*39('%($-$%%*)55*3%313*s 137333/3-313'3&3-37313-9731$7353939333/3-3+3*3-3/3)3,373531973/$33-3*3(3'3-313(173(3,3+3,3-9735)+5$35335$3339313,35w+3-3+3,375%313,35333/3,3/3739353/3*3+933,&%3+3-31313,3,3/35373+3-3/3+3*3,313731335&373/313/3/313+3-3+3+35373735$7(9$539M//3+3-31313,3,3/35373+3-3/3+3*3,313731335&373/313/3/313+3-3+3+35373735395&393/w,3/35353,3&9719&73/3731313,3*3-3,3'3%