Memorable Passage

The one book that really melted to my heart is called "Winter's Tail" by Hatkoff.  It's a story about a young baby dolphin that got trapped in a crab trap and lost her tail in the process.  She was saved by a group of humans that worked at a place called Clearwater Marine Aquarian.  They have raised and cared for her ever since then.

The reason why this story inspired me is because this little dolphin never gave up on her life, even when she didn't have her tail and had to learn how to swim all over again.  She taught herself how to swim by moving the remaining part of her tail side to side, however, it would not last for very long because a dolphin's spine is not built for moving side to side.  The body movement has to be up and down, otherwise it could damage her veretbrae or potentially kill her.

This is a special paragraph from the book that describes how special and famous sweet little Winter became.  As quoted in the book:

     "When Winter was about a year old, NBC's The Today Show broadcast a story about her on television.  Now the word was out.  Winter was famous.  People started to come indroves to visit her at  the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.  The charming young dolphin also started to receive letters from her n ew fans, including many people who knew someone who had, or had themselves, lost or been born without a limb or had other disabilities.  Everyone could relate to Winter.  Winter seemed to be able to overcome any obstacle..."

It amazes me how an animal can become handicapped, although humans are the ones handicapped.  Even an animal like Winter, with disabilities, can overcome any situation no matter how difficult or
how hard it may seem!   It also amazes mehow one little dolphin can inspire and touch the live of
so many other handicapped individuals.