The Cage Was Gone

The Cage Was Gone

There was once a bear in a traveling zoo.

He lived in a ten-foot cage.

Every day he paced.

Ten feet forward.

Ten feet back.

Ten feet forward.

Ten feet back.

Years passed.

The bear grew old.

One day, the zoo sold him to an animal sanctuary.

They placed him in a large natural habitat.

Trees.

Grass.

Room to roam.

They opened the cage door.

The bear didn't move.

Finally, he stepped outside.

Then he began pacing again.

Ten feet forward.

Ten feet back.

Ten feet forward.

Ten feet back.

The cage was gone.

The pattern remained.

Some cages have bars.

Some don't.