Teamwork story: The hedgehog’s lesson about where there is a will there is a way

One Sunday morning, daddy hedgehog and mommy hedgehog were awakened by strange sounds. When they got up to see what was going on they found a somewhat funny but serious situation in the kitchen. One of their children was biting the chair leg, the other one was tackling an empty bowl and the third one was licking the carpet. Mommy hedgehog started panicking since they had no food left and clearly their children were very hungry. When daddy hedgehog finally calmed down everyone he told them he knows where they can find some food. So he got dressed and stepped onto the field with the turnip, “I hope it’s ripe so we can cook a delicious lunch.” But the turnip was not yet ripe and the hedgehog went looking for something else to eat while repeating, “Where there is a will there is a way.”

And he was right. He decided to take the route that got him to the top of the hill where he saw a rabbit watching his field of tomatoes with pride and satisfaction. “Good morning,” the hedgehog greeted the rabbit and took off his hat. “What beautiful tomatoes you have. Would you mind giving me some of them so that I may feed my hungry children?” The rabbit looks at the tiny hedgehog and rudely replies, “Go away. And take your funny legs with you.” The hedgehog felt offended as he loved his legs very much, “There’s nothing wrong…