{"sf1_id":202963,"sf2_id":"yndKbpZm","title":"The Otter","author":"Tunuko","words":187,"posted_at":"2010-12-15T19:56:00.000Z","tags":["Bear","Cute","Fish","Other","Otter","River","friend"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/202963-the-otter","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/yndKbpZm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/e2/f6/e2f65948-8c63-47d9-9516-a926c1e56d37","description":"","content":"The Otter  \n  \nOn a warm sunny day by the river's shore  \nA cute little otter is hungry once more.  \nWith determination and pride he dives with a splash  \nBut the fishes are gone in a rainbow flash.  \nThe otter gives chase led by a twitching nose,  \nAs hard as he tries it seems he's too slow  \nSo he swims even faster with stretched out paws  \nBut he misses the fish just an inch from his claws.  \nHe keeps snapping his jaw trying to swallow them whole  \nBut the poor little otter can't reach his goal.  \nThe local bears watch and it seems crystal clear  \nThe otter caught nothing, no matter how near.  \nThe bears all laugh and their big bellies jiggle  \nAs they watch the poor otter writhe and wriggle.  \nThe otter now saddened climbs out from the river,  \nIt seems that his skills have failed to deliver.  \n  \nHe sat all alone until the skies got dim.  \nA bear waddled over and gave a big grin,  \nHe cuddled the otter and held out a paw,  \nA big juicy fish \"You'll be hungry no more.\"  \n  \n- D.Ashford  \n\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n"}