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Beauty and Her Very Handsome Beast
A blog post by Kelly Mastin, Ordinary Days at www.ourordinaryday.wordpress.com
Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) (Photo credit:
Wikipedia)
There once was an 11-­‐year-­‐old Beauty who had
some difficulties with walking long distances.
She tired easily, her muscles were weak, and she
lacked good balance for getting around
efficiently.
When faced with a hill or a mountain that
Beauty’s wheelchair couldn’t climb, her
handsome Beast happily donned a back pack
carrier and carried Beauty up to the top of hills
and mountains and back to the bottom.
But luckily for Beauty, she had a handsome
Beast who loved her very much. This Beast,
whom she usually called Daddy, was determined
that Beauty have all the experiences possible in
life, namely on the family vacation to Colorado.
While the family went up and down hills and
mountains, Beast happily pushed Beauty’s
wheelchair all the way to the top of the hills and
mountains and all the way back down to the
bottom. Over rocks, dirt, grass, and gravel, on
trails, roads, and rocky paths Beast pushed her
wheelchair, never once complaining or
frowning.
Hills and mountains that would have been out of
Beauty’s reach were reached because of Beast’s
dedication and love, determined that Beauty
would experience life (and this vacation) to its
fullest.
Because of Beast’s determination Beauty
experienced all of the mountains, all of the hills,
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