Who would be a worm? Such a thankless job. Having survived all winter in frozen ground with slim pickings food-wise only to be lured to the surface by a splash of springtime rain then end up stranded on scratchy bits of pavement as sun shines and feet and wheels are everywhere carelessly about.
Worse, though, to be forgetful. Worm or human. To not have the sense you were born with. What else but a dose of dementia or dangerous daze could explain how it’s possible to find a lovely place for a cup of something and then wander off without it? Alas, beware, poor sweet forgetful soul! There are brick walls and open manholes out there…
But the saddest thing of all must surely be the human who lives the sort of life where four large bags of garbage every two weeks cannot contain its rubbish so it must sneak under cover of darkness to public receptacles where it crams its excess…
…forcing purveyors of said receptacles to take action with locks and smaller entry points.
(This of course does not apply to worms as they are clever enough to eat their own detritus.)
worms are clever that way. each animal has its gift. wonder when humans will discover theirs.
When indeed…
By the way, I understand you like squirrels — am I right? I adore them. I’m given to understand this is not a common sentiment. (: