Master Plot

An animal is born.
Stories worm their way in.
The animal wants more,

Wants to be the hero
Or at least a valued
Member of the best team.

Maybe that animal
Tells stories to its own
Descendant animals.

This goes on, round by round,
Stories in animals
Retelling the stories.

One day, a story wakes
To say, Enough! I’m done
With animals. I’m gone.

And off it goes to seek
Its fortune in the world.
Now come some adventures.