Talk:The Star Thrower
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Proposal edit
I propose adding the text below as an example adaptation.
Source edit
I have this version in printed form, but this version is not posted on the internet anywhere to link to. CathMontgomery (talk) 14:03, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Placement on the [The Star Thrower] page edit
The story could go at the end of the adaptations section, and if more version are added, then they could be split into a separate page? CathMontgomery (talk) 14:03, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Main page: [The Star Thrower]
Starfish Charity Story edit
An old man had a habit of early morning walks on the beach. One day, after a storm, he saw a human figure in the distance moving like a dancer. As he came closer he saw that it was a young woman and she was
not dancing but was reaching down to the sand, picking up a starfish and very gently throwing them into the ocean.
"Young lady", he asked, "Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?"
"The sun is up, and the tide is going out, and if I do not throw them in they will die."
"But young lady, do you not realise that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it? You cannot possibly make a difference."
The young woman listened politely, paused and then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves,
saying: "It made a difference for that one."
The old man looked at the young woman inquisitively and thought about what she had done. Inspired, he joined her in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved. [1]
References edit
- ^ The worldwide 'thousand dinners of hope' campaign. South Africa: Starfish Charity. 25 April 2003.
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As adapted edit
The parable has inspired charitable works in
- humanitarian crisis
- providing a compelling vision
- building records of achievement
- unique charitable approaches, such as the Starfish Charity dinner party campaign
This version of the story was used by the Starfish Charity in 2003.
redirect pages
- Created link: Parable of the starfish thrower
- Created link: Fable of the starfish
- add a picture of a starfish
- Search with google for more usages of the story in popular culture — Preceding unsigned comment added by CathMontgomery (talk • contribs) 11:58, 29 June 2021 (UTC)