crosstowngate 8:00 pm on September 28, 2019
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Wan-ui Receives Praise

Wan-ui, the black rabbit, Nin’s faithful retainer—still she searched for her old master. At every warren or burrow or watering hole she’d ask the animals there for help in locating the lost prince. Had they met him? Had they seen him? Had they heard rumours of a travelling rabbit, more noble than all the rest?

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crosstowngate 8:00 pm on August 31, 2019
Tags: beaver, crow, donkey, enlightenment ( 5 ), fiction ( 95 ), Nin ( 73 ), parable ( 6 ), rabbit ( 73 ), serial ( 73 ), Short Fiction ( 81 ), well, writing ( 80 )

Bottom of the Well

There are many tales in the animal kingdom of great work—and great effort. As Nin considered his next move, two similar stories jumped out at him: the story of the crow and the story of the donkey, both of which I will now briefly relate:

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