Coco and The Miracle of Life

(Click on the picture to really enjoy it…)NB: En francais allez voir au clair de la lune When Coco, my beloved brother, was a young boy, he was very boisterous. He belonged to that particular group of children you must always keep an eye on : when you hear no noise in the house, you know that a catastrophe will surely follow the abnormal silence. Coco loved animals, all kind of animals, like snakes that he secretly brought back home, salamanders, rats, and tadpoles he tried to raise into wonderful frogs for competitions. His fascination with the animal kingdom aroused a lot of spiritual questions in his innocent mind. For example, he never understood how the battered fish which he liked so much were able to swim. But, of course, his curious mind was expecting realistic answers, particularly on the subject of the miracle of life.One day, we were waiting for one such wonderful event : a mare had to give birth. Of course, Coco wanted to see this miracle of life. The farmer gave him a very important role to play : stay in the stable, and call as soon as he saw the hoof of the foal appear. Coco, proud like a cock, played his role very seriously. Maybe too much…First round: He called„I see it! Come!“,the farmer came and saw nothing, even if Coco, sure of himself, tried to convince him :“I promise you, I’ve seen it!”.Second round: Coco screamed again:“It’s time, it’s time!”The farmer, one more time, came for nothing; but seeing that Coco was so sure of himself, began to understand that something had happened.Last round: Coco screamed again. Again for nothing…at least for the farmer…But Coco, proud of himself, said :„Ah! You see, I didn’t lie! You see the hoof!!!“.The farmer follows the admiring look of Coco, in the direction of a stallion! Big problem: how to explain to this little boy that what he was looking at was not the expected hoof! Trying to find the most educational and simple words, and playing his role of stepfather, the farmer said :„No! This is a boy, and what you are looking at is his willy!“.But Coco, sure of his knowledge about animal anatomy, answered :„No! You think I am stupid or what? I know the real size of a willy, I have one too, and I can tell you that you are wrong!Pfff…a willy….“.And now, every time that we have a family reunion or my little brother brings home a new girlfriend, we love to tell this true story. And every time, he says“Pfff…Again the same story”and becomes red. And every time I recognize my beloved Coco.