The Lobster Story

Who loves seafood? I know I do. Well this post is not about how to cook seafood. I'm actually going to tell you a story about a certain LOBSTER. 

Once upon a time, there was a mother and her two children who went shopping for seafood. The market they had in mind was 20 minutes away. So they all got in the car and drove to their destination. A certain occasion was approaching, so the two children paid very close attention to what their mother would say at random and used that for inspiration on what to get for her for this special day. As they continued on their quest to find seafood, they heard their mother say that she felt like a Lobster (no she didn't mean she was literally feeling like a lobster haha) But that she felt like she wanted to eat a Lobster. But knowing this mother, she always put the needs of her family before her own, so she just looked at it and walked away.

(picture a bright light bulb above head like they have in cartoons) "Aha!" said the girl as she faced her brother and said: "Do you know what I'm thinking?" 

....No? replied the boy and then he asked: "What are you thinking?" The girl stated that maybe it would be a good idea to buy their mother a Lobster. Her brother agreed and then scheduled another day that both of them would go and buy her the Lobster. 

A couple of days later, the girl and her brother drove back to the fish market and went looking for a Lobster for their mother. Due to the busy occasion, looking for a Lobster wasn't as easy as they thought, most of them were gone. So they bought one of the few that was there. It was all they could find. They both walked away, not very pleased with the Lobster they bought and hoped that their mother would like it anyway.

On the special day, the two children presented their mother with the Lobster. The mother looked happy and thanked them both and showed her gratitude towards their act of kindness. But little did this mother know that the two children had wished they gave her a better looking Lobster.

The following year, the boy asked his sister what they should do for their mother for Mother's Day. The girl replied: "We will go and get her another Lobster." The girl had been thinking about the first Lobster they got for their mother ever since the day they bought it and she knew that they could do better. She wanted to correct it and get her mother the best. Her brother agreed and so they scheduled a day to go back to the Fish Market and inquire about a Lobster. They placed their order in and paid the full amount and the next day, they picked it up. This time, they walked away feeling very pleased with this Lobster.

Unaware of what she's about to receive, the mother was wondering why her children were being so secretive about their whereabouts, until her children returned home and presented her with...

Not 1 but 2 Fresh Live Lobsters. 

And explained the story behind their quest for Lobsters.

The moral of the story is -
Don't leave things to the last minute. Haha. No, the meaning is that if you fail the first time, there's always a next time to do better and when you get that chance, go and make it the best.

and yes, the boy and his sister in this story is my brother and I hahaha.

- Corina Jane