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The Steadfast Tin Soldier

A boy receives a box of twenty-five
tin soldiers. All the soldiers are alike
except for the last one, which is miss-
ing a leg. This soldier falls in love with
a paper ballerina cut-out, since she her
fancy ballerina pose also makes it look
like she's only got one leg.
At night, a jack-in-the-box catches
the soldier staring at the ballerina and
threatens him. The next day, the soldier
is set near the window and falls out.
Coincidence…?!
Some orphans pick up the soldier,
put him in a newspaper boat, and let
him float down into the gutter. A fish
swallows the soldier, but the fish is
caught and gutted. Luckily this hap-
pens in the house where the soldier
lives, so just like that, he's back home
with his great love, the one-legged-
looking ballerina.
The soldier and the ballerina stare at each other wordlessly, and
something passes between them.
Suddenly, one of the boys grabs the soldier and throws him in the
stove; the jack-in-the-box probably had something to do with this. The
soldier steadfastly holds onto his gun and continues to look at the bal-
lerina. A lucky breeze carries the ballerina into the stove too.
The next morning, the maid opens the stove and finds a little tin
heart and a metal spangle from the ballerina's dress.

Dozens of spayed/neutered kittens available for adoption

In the market for an adorable kitten? Long haired, short
haired, any color? You can help our community and save a
life when you adopt right now.
Joining Forces Saving Lives (JFSL) is a Lincoln non-profit that’s
caught, spayed/neutered, ear tipped and vaccinated over 670 outdoor
and feral cats in the past two years. Through a trap-neuter-return
(TNR) program, Joining Forces Saving Lives reduces unwanted litters
and colony size, sheltered animals, and nuisance behaviors like roam-
ing or fighting.
Here’s how you can help: Sometimes in the process of trap-neuter-
return, JFSL finds kittens, sweet creatures that turn feral if not adopted.
Right now, the group has over 100 of these friendly, loving kittens, ready
for a good life with you. Will you help Lincoln by adopting a kitten today?
Joining Forces Saving Lives is an all-volunteer organization founded
in 2012 with the goal of helping Lincoln become a No Kill community for
cats and dogs. With the support of groups like Maddie’s Fund and gener-
ous individuals, JFSL returns 100% of all donations toward saving lives
through trap-neuter release, vet care, and a barn/working cat program.
The working cat program places unadoptable cats, those not suited for
indoor life, in the backyards of families looking to control their rodent pop-
ulations without the use of poison. In exchange for daily food, water, and
shelter, the cats provide a helpful service. A similar barn cat program
places unadoptable cats into barns. Between November 2018 and
August 2019 JFSL placed 101 cats into barn homes. If you are interest-
ed in a kitten please call or text us at 402 937 9959 or email at
info@JoiningForcesSavingLives.org. All kittens will be spayed/
neutered, vaccinated, micro chipped, dewormed and treated for fleas. We
ask for a small fee to cover some of the medical expenses.

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