
The Parsee, the Rhinoceros, and the Cake Left Cooling in the Sun
On a small island of shimmering sand, a gentle baker’s cake is taken without asking by a passing rhinoceros, and the sea wind quietly reshapes the thief into a living reminder, until, in the cool of evening, both learn the simple ease of asking first.
Retold from Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling.
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Also in the podcast episode The Meadow at First Light.