Follow up for sentence #46: Drive
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"Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you."
- Larry Kersten
Most would agree that if they were asked to get aboard a two ton bison, fear would completely overwhelm them. It has nothing to do with logic or inner strength, it's just natural instinct. One knows that an animal could kill you and not lose a wink of sleep.
And Zuko most definitely knew that.
So, when he was asked to get on Appa, he panicked. Though, of course, his panic was disguised with proper excuses, such as "I don't think he likes me" (which was true) and "You're kidding me, right (which they were not)?"
Aang and Toph tried to convince the Prince that Appa wouldn't hurt a fly. In fact, Toph said, it should be Momo you should be more worried about.
But Zuko was not fooled.
Sokka approached him next, throwing at him all sorts of insults.
"And you think you're tough."
That only caused problems that resulted in two black eyes— both on Sokka's face.
It was at last Katara's turn. She spoke to him kindly, telling him that she felt the same way when she first rode Appa.
"He's big, I admit, but nothing to be afraid of."
Katara insisted, telling him that once onboard, the view from the sky was beautiful.
And quite romantic.
At once, the Prince lit up and went toward The Beast with confidence.
"Perhaps they're right; you're just a weak animal after all."
This statement, however, did not sit well with Appa, and so, he ate him.
Some of you wanted some backstory to some of these, so I thought "what the hey". So if I get a good response for this, I'll continue doing follow-ups for the other sentences that I made. :D
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