A LITTLE STORY

Once upon a time there was a man named Sam who lived in a very nice big white house on a hill. Sam made a great living and lived a very comfortable life and never wanted for anything. One day Sam was outside his big white house and saw a scruffy ole dog in his yard that looked like it had seen better days. Sam, who had a big heart decided to take in the scruffy looking dog and give it a better life. Things were going great for Sam and the dog he named Scruffy, Scruffy earned his keep by protecting Sam’s big white house and being a loving pet and Sam paid Scruffy back by caring for him medically, feeding, and sheltering Scruffy.

Then one day Sam and Scruffy were outside and saw a poor cat that was skin and bones begging Sam for a better life. Like a true hero, Sam took the poor cat in to give it a better life. The cat, which Sam called Boots, paid Sam back for his kindness by catching mice and being a loyal and loving pet. Sam felt complete, he had two loving pets that he had saved and gave them a better life and in return they helped Sam by being loyal and loving pets. Life couldn’t get any better.

Sam being the big hearted person that he was could never say no to any animal that came to him looking for a better life. His big white house on the hill became over run with dogs, cats, birds, and so many other furry creatures looking for a better life that Sam didn’t know how many pets he had and couldn’t care for them all. Before Sam knew it his big white house on the hill became ran down and unlivable, his beloved pets that he took in didn’t have enough food and he couldn’t pay to give them medical attention. Sam was in tears because many of his pets were suffering from hunger and disease all because Sam was big hearted and couldn’t say no to any animal that wanted a better life. Sam’s neighbors looked at him as an animal hoarder and a blight upon the community, where before they had always looked at Sam as a strong leader and someone they could look up too. His house was a mess all because he couldn’t control how many pets he let in.

Sam went to one of his neighbors named Ben, who lived in a big red house up the street for help. He pleaded to Ben for help to get his house back in order. Ben just shook his head at Sam and asked him how many pets did he have? Sam in tears said to Ben that he didn’t know because there were so many of them that came to him for a better life that he lost count after one hundred. Ben told Sam that he lost control of his house because he couldn’t say no to any animal that wanted a better life. It was Sam’s fault for not knowing how many pets he had and knowing how many he could actually care for. Ben then asked Sam what did he get in return for having all these pets that wanted a better life? Sam said they give me nothing back and the ones that did, Scruffy and Boots left me because they got tired of giving to me and getting nothing in return. Ben told Sam he was sorry and couldn’t help him and that Sam should had seen what would happen by taking in all those pets and only he was to blame for letting this happen.

Poor Sam went back to his broken-down, unlivable, big white house on the hill where there were so many pets screaming at him to feed and care for them. Poor Sam just couldn’t care for them he had run out of money, food, and medicine for them. Sam had given all that he had until he had nothing left. In tears, Sam told the hundreds upon hundreds of pets that he couldn’t care for them anymore because he had nothing left to give them. Instead of helping poor Sam, who had given them everything he could for a better life, all of his pets left him in disgust because Sam couldn’t meet their needs. So now Sam is all by himself again but this time his big white house on the hill has been reduced to a slum and he has nothing to show for himself for being so big hearted to all of animals he helped.


What the story means: Sam represents the government of the United States. Sam’s big white house is the United States. Scruffy and Boots represents taxpaying citizens of the United States. All of the pets that came to Sam that he didn’t know about represent illegal immigrants looking for a better life.
Moral of the story: He who doesn’t know how many pets live in his house will end up with nothing but a house that is unlivable and all alone.