A Warm Fuzzy Tale

You see in those happy days everyone was given a small, soft Fuzzy Bag when they were born. Any time a person reached into this bag they were able to pull out a Warm Fuzzy. Warm Fuzzies were very much in demand because whenever someone was given a Warm Fuzzy it made them feel warm and fuzzy all over.

In those days it was very easy to get Warm Fuzzies. Anytime that somebody felt like it, he might walk up to you and say, "I'd like to have a Warm Fuzzy." You would then reach into your bag and pull out a Fuzzy the size of a child’s hand. As soon as the Fuzzy saw the light of day it would smile and blossom into a large, shaggy, Warm Fuzzy. When you laid the Warm Fuzzy on the person's head, shoulder or lap it would snuggle up and melt right against their skin and make them feel good all over.

People were always asking each other for Warm Fuzzies, and since they were always given freely, getting enough of them was never a problem. There were always plenty to go around, and so everyone was happy and felt warm and fuzzy most of the time.

One day a bad witch who made salves and potions for sick people became angry because everyone was so happy and feeling good and no one was buying potions and salves. The witch was very clever and devised a very wicked plan. One beautiful morning while the woman was playing with her daughter, the witch crept up to the man and whispered in his ear,

"See here, look at all the Fuzzies your wife is giving to your daughter. You know, if she keeps it up she is going to run out and then there won't be any left for you!"

The man was astonished. He turned to the witch and asked, "Do you mean to tell me that there isn't a Warm Fuzzy in our bag every time we reach into it?".

And the witch answered, "No, absolutely not, and once you run out, that's it. You don't have any more." With this the witch flew away on a broom, laughing and cackling all the way.

The man took this to heart and began to notice every time his wife gave away a Warm Fuzzy. He got very worried because he liked her Warm Fuzzies very much and did not want to give them up. He certainly did not think it was right for her to be spending all her Warm Fuzzies on the children and other people.

The man began to complain or sulk when he saw the woman giving Warm Fuzzies to somebody else, and because the woman loved him very much, she stopped giving Warm Fuzzies to other people as often, and reserved most of them for him.