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Rainbow Bridge
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Rainbow Bridge Just this side of Heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they each miss someone very special, someone who was left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly, he breaks from the group, flying over the green grass, faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into those trusting eyes, so long gone from your life, but never absent from your heart. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together. Author Unknown An interesting day at the Rainbow Bridge. Rainbow Bridge is a place of both peace and anticipation as departed pets await their beloved owners. There are plenty of things to keep them contented while they wait: trees you can't get stuck in, endless meadows, splashing streams, thickets perfect to hide in for pounce-attack games. But one day the residents noticed some rather...unusual newcomers arrive. The koalas and the kangaroos slipped in rather quietly but then came the bearded dragons, the skinks, and the goannas. The influx of snakes startled an entire family of cats up a tree. Pythons, cobras, tiger snakes, brown snakes, and even fierce snakes. There were so many at one point, it seemed the ground itself was alive with writhing. A burly wombat shouldered his way through the crowd and plopped down in a shady spot, barely missing a Jack Russell terrier who yapped indignantly as he abandoned his position. And then the crocodiles showed up. Finally, a Great Dane managed to get up enough nerve to approach one of the
reptilian giants. "Um.... excuse me," he said hesitantly, "but why are you all
here?" The croc dropped her jaw and laughed. "Same as you, mate," she said. "Waitin'
for someone who loved us." The dogs, cats, gerbils, and other "typical pets"
looked at each other in confusion, then at the plethora of weird, ugly, and
downright deadly creatures assembled. Who on Earth could possibly love some of
those faces? "I see him!" shouted a green mamba from his vantage point in one of
the trees. A cacophony of squeaks, hisses, bellows and roars erupted as the mob
surged forward toward a lone human walking across the field toward the bridge.
The other animals managed to catch a glimpse of him before he was overwhelmed by
the crowd. "CRIKEY!" he shouted joyously right before he was bowled over by the
wombat. "Well, I'll be," said a Persian as she tidied up her fur. "It's that
Aussie my human liked to watch on TV. Had to be the craziest human on the whole
planet." "Oh, please," remarked a echidna as he hurried by. "Is it really that
crazy to passionately love something God made?" ~posted by a fan on the
Crocodile
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