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     Two children visiting a petting zoo with their parents.  Both of them dutifully hold out their hands to receive snacks to feed the inquisitive goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits who roamed aimlessly around the pen.  What an idyllic scene, yes?  As the children entered the pen they each went their own direction.  The first little boy, followed closely by his mother, approached a goat and began to feed him single bites.  The goat eagerly took each one, softly nuzzling the young child.  Mother smiled and the boy was delighted.

     The second little boy strode valiantly towards a different goat.  He too offered up single bites and the goat took them.  However, for reasons that may never be clear, the goat grew impatient with the morseled approach and in his hasty move to grab the rest of the snack, bit the young boy drawing blood.  The young child screamed in shock more than agony.  The father rushed forward, pulling his son into his arms, quickly joined by mom, and they both reassured and soothed the boy, telling him he was safe now, the bad goat could not get to him anymore.  Read the rest of this entry »