Ursa tale # 64 of 64
Ursa Heard a Story
A little girl read it to him. She read from a piece of wood. “Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman,” she said. “They danced with the animals.” Ursa felt the coffin tremble. The other bearers didn’t seem to notice. “The old woman played a bone flute. The old man balanced a feather on his chin.” Ursa said, “This seems lighter somehow.” “The walkers and crawlers spun around, but they wouldn’t leap into the air. The flyers swooped down, but they wouldn’t touch the earth,” the girl said. Ursa let go of the coffin. The other bearers held onto the coffin while it began rising. The bearers began snarling at each other. Their arms stretched over their heads. “The old man said, ‘Let go. This is the dance.’ The notes of the flute went high and keening. Everyone danced harder. They all went up, and they all went down, and they all went round and round.” Ursa watched the coffin float away. The people hung on, kicking and complaining. “The end,” said the little girl. “Your turn.” Ursa Heard a Story
A little girl read it to ver. She read from a piece of wood. “Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman,” she said. “They danced with the animals.” Ursa felt the coffin tremble. The other bearers didn’t seem to notice. “The old woman played a bone flute. The old man balanced a feather on his chin.” Ursa said, “This seems lighter somehow.” “The walkers and crawlers spun around, but they wouldn’t leap into the air. The flyers swooped down, but they wouldn’t touch the earth,” the girl said. Ursa let go of the coffin. The other bearers held onto the coffin while it began rising. The bearers began snarling at each other. Their arms stretched over their heads. “The old man said, ‘Let go. This is the dance.’ The notes of the flute went high and keening. Everyone danced harder. They all went up, and they all went down, and they all went round and round.” Ursa watched the coffin float away. The people hung on, kicking and complaining. “The end,” said the little girl. “Your turn.” |
Ursa Heard a Story
A little girl read it to her. She read from a piece of wood. “Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman,” she said. “They danced with the animals.” Ursa felt the coffin tremble. The other bearers didn’t seem to notice. “The old woman played a bone flute. The old man balanced a feather on his chin.” Ursa said, “This seems lighter somehow.” “The walkers and crawlers spun around, but they wouldn’t leap into the air. The flyers swooped down, but they wouldn’t touch the earth,” the girl said. Ursa let go of the coffin. The other bearers held onto the coffin while it began rising. The bearers began snarling at each other. Their arms stretched over their heads. “The old man said, ‘Let go. This is the dance.’ The notes of the flute went high and keening. Everyone danced harder. They all went up, and they all went down, and they all went round and round.” Ursa watched the coffin float away. The people hung on, kicking and complaining. “The end,” said the little girl. “Your turn.”  COLORING PAGE
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(Word > Prose Poems > Ursa and the Animals) posted 8 August 2015
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