Nursery

One of Anakin's stuffed toys
With the twins snuggled in their pajamas under warm blankets, Han sat between their small beds. Leia sat in another chair, looking longingly at her children.

"Which story do you want tonight, kids?" Han said. He held a story platform in front of him that would display words and animated pictures.

"I get to pick," Jaina said.

"I want to pick," Jacen said.

"You picked last night, Jaina. It’s your brother’s turn."

"I want The Little Lost Bantha Cub," Jaina said.

"My pick!" Jacen insisted. "Little Lost Bantha Cub."

Han smiled. "Big surprise," he muttered. Leia saw that he had already called up the story on the board before the twins made their decision.

--Star Wars: Dark Apprentice

By Kevin J. Anderson



The Little Lost Bantha Cub
by Kevin J. Anderson, (Finished by Jaina (of) Coruscant)
  • After the sandstorm that drove him from his home,
  • The little lost bantha wandered alone.
  • so he walked, and he walked through the desert heat till noon,
  • When he found a Jawa sandcrawler upon a sandy dune.
  • "I am lost," said the bantha cub, "Please help me find my herd."
  • But the little Jawas shook their heads and gave their final word.

  • So he walked, and he walked till he met a shiny droid.
  • After walking by himself so long, the cub was overjoyed.
  • "I am lost," said the bantha cub, "Please help me find my herd."
  • "I am not programmed to help you," said the droid, "Don't be absurd."
  • The droid kept walking straight ahead, not looking left or right;
  • The bantha cub just watched until the droid was out of sight.

  • So he walked, and he walked afraid there might be harm.
  • Then he saw a vaporator setup on a moisture farm.
  • "I am lost," said the bantha cub, "Please help me find my herd."
  • "Banthas, Sand people?!" Said the famer and he fled like a dune bird.
  • The little bantha cub begged and wished for him to stop.
  • But now his hopes of ever being saved began to drop.

  • So he walked, and he walked until he hardly seamed to care,
  • Then he found a cave in the sand, it was a krayt dragon's lair.
  • "I am lost," said the bantha cub, "Please help me find my herd."
  • The krayt dragon looked at him, it had surely heared.
  • "I will eat you," purred the dragon, then he lunged with snapping jaws!
  • So the bantha cub began to run without the slightest pause.

  • He ran, and he ran and then when the suns seemed close to setting,
  • He found a tribe of Sand People and some other banthas they were petting.
  • "I am lost," said the bantha cub, "Please help me find my herd."
  • "Find your herd?" said a Sand Person, "It would not be hard."
  • "Yes, we will help you." Agreed the rest and they took him to his family.
  • And when he finally reached them, he felt they would live forever happily.




    It seems odd that the bantha cub would become a favorite of small children, dating back to the days of the Old Republic. After all banthas are tamed only by the violent Tuscan Raiders for their own use on Tatooine. One of Anakin's stuffed toys
    Perhaps they are a kin to the so-called "Teddy Bears" of a little known, primative planet called Earth.




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