Five year old Kaleb started sadly at the small bowl of rice that had just been handed to him for lunch. He carried the bowl back to the rickety table where the rest of his classmates were sitting. With a sigh he picked up his fork and started eating, making sure not to drop a single grain, knowing that he would not recieve more food until dinner. When he had finished, he looked at one of the older students, Jacob, who was angrily stabbing at some bugs crawling along the surface of the table. &quot;Why are you so angry Jacob?&quot; asked Kaleb. &quot;Because I'm hungry. There's never enough food!&quot; Kaleb looked confused, &quot;But we always get this much. There is no more.&quot; &quot;That's where you're wrong,&quot; Jacob said, &quot;There is more. In America, where the rich people are, they have whole buildings full of food! They can eat whenever they want, and as much as they want, too! But we, we only get a small bowl of rice...&quot; With the innocence that only a child could have, Kaleb asked, &quot;But why don't they share?&quot; 2007-10-21T05:38:09Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/11828 <p>This makes me as an American feel really bad, and that means that it was a really good ficlet cause it made me feel something. Wow.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11828?basename=18975 2007-10-21T05:38:09Z Insert Pen Name Here http://ficlets.com/authors/yaylane <p>Why <em>don&#8217;t</em> we? Beautifully written. Spectacular.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11828?basename=18885 2007-10-21T00:42:21Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>It is a good question&#8230;wow. Great story.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11828?basename=18754 2007-10-20T15:00:12Z someday_93 http://ficlets.com/authors/someday_93 <p>I liked the title, it fit it perfectly.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11828?basename=18742 2007-10-20T14:33:58Z Laine the Grey http://ficlets.com/authors/lainegrey <p>Good question&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11828?basename=18733 2007-10-20T13:37:23Z Mycroft http://ficlets.com/authors/zsige