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Challenge of Selection (Otherwise Untitled)

Story by Moriar on SoFurry

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#132 of Short Stories

A lion has to choose between two cans.

~ Under the hum and glow of the economically placed lamps above, the lion carefully regarded the options presented between the two cans he held.

~ Lentils and Bean Soup, with a red label and some sort of swirly font along the bottom rim.

~ A confused glare.

~ Beans and Lentil Stew, with a green label and some sort of vines depicted along the bottom rim.

~ So much apart, so little common, and no useful difference that the lion could discern.

~ With a loud groan, Kyle returned both cans to the shelves. He picked up a bag of rice on his way to select an onion from the produce department.

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