Too ashamed to tell anyone, he kept his secret to himself.

[Warph]

One day, two years later, Walter was walking through an apple orchard when he discovered, to his amazement, an owl perched on a low branch. Remembering that his father had told him that owls hunted at night but slept during the day, Walter crept quietly towards the sleeping bird.
 
"What a wonderful pet this funny creature would make," he thought to himself. So, sneaking right up behind it, he stealthily reached up and seized it by the legs.

Whew! What a shock both were in for. Terrified, the owl went berserk. Flapping wings frantically, screeching loudly, and struggling furiously, it did everything in its power to escape.

Equally terrified, Walter panicked. He clung to the bird for dear life. In utter terror, he eventually threw it to the ground and stomped it to death. When the struggle ended and the pounding of his heart subsided somewhat, Walter looked down at the broken and bloodied bird...and cried.

Feeling terrible, he ran from the orchard, but later returned to bury the owl. For months he dreamed of this bird he had wanted for a pet but in terror had killed.

Too ashamed to tell anyone, he kept his secret to himself. Only years later did he share it.

Perhaps it was this grief more than anything else that helped make Walter the person he became. Never could he bring that owl back to life but he made all the animals of the forest come alive through his drawings and the wonderful entertainment center named after himself.


His full name? Walter Elias Disney.

[Judy Harder]

I always did enjoy what he produced. Still enjoy  a happy ending............and a laugh or tear or two.
Nice story.