Koda and the Big Red Ball

a short parable about scary things

Take from this parable what you will.

There’s a humongous big red ball in my front yard. Just sitting there, waiting for me. It wasn’t there yesterday.

I can’t see teeth, but I know it’s got ’em. Snappy, snaggly, yellow ones. I’ll watch it. From a distance. If it moves, I’ll jump in and rip it apart. I will.

Nothing yet. OK, I’ll test it, circle it, look f…