Some bats want to be plumbers when they grow up. Some want to be firefighters. Some want to be ballerinas, or doctors, or veterinarians.
But Boris the bat was different. He wanted to be an astronaut.
NASA laughed him out of Cape Canaveral. "Don't be stupid, Boris," they snickered, "A bat can't be an astronaut! Plus, you've got a Russian name."
Boris wouldn't give up. He worked hard to achieve his dreams. He read every book about outer space that he could, which was difficult, as he couldn't read.
He trained for hours an end. He prepared his small batty body for the rigors of interstellar travel. Each and every day, he felt himself growing stronger.
And one day, his dream finally came true...for a very, very brief moment.
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