2. The Missing Piece sat alone...

3. Waiting for someone
to come along
and take it somewhere.

4. Some fit...

5. but could not roll.

6. Others could roll
But did not fit.

7. One thing didn’t know a thing about fitting.

8. And another
Didn’t know a thing
About anything.

9. One was too delicate.

11. One put it on a pedestal...

12. and left it there.

13. Some had too many pieces missing.

14. Some had too many pieces, period.

15. It learned to hide from the hungry ones.

16. More came. Some looked too closely.

17. Others rolled right by without noticing.

18. It tried to make itself
More attractive...

19. But it didn’t help.

20. It tried being flashy

21. But that just frightened
Away the shy ones.

22. At last one came along
that fit just right.

24. But all of a sudden...

25. the Missing Piece began to grow!

26. And grow!

27. “I didn’t know
You were going
To grow.”
“I didn’t know it either,”
Said the Missing Piece.

28. “I’m looking for
My missing piece,
One that won’t
Increase...”
“Bye!”

29. The Missing Piece sat alone...

30. And then one day, One came along who looked different.

31. “What do you want of me?”
asked the Missing Piece.
“Nothing”
“What do you need from me?”
“Nothing” “I am the Big O,”
“Who are you?” asked the Missing Piece said the Big O.

32. “That is too bad. I was hoping
That perhaps I could roll with you...”
“I think you are the one Said the Missing Piece.
I have been waiting for,”
said the Missing Piece.
“Maybe I am your missing piece.” “You cannot roll with me,”
said the Big O,
“But I am not missing a piece,” “but perhaps you can roll by yourself.”
Said the Big O
“There is no place you would fit.”

33. “By myself?
A missing piece cannot
“Have you ever tried?”
Roll by itself.” Asked the Big O.

34. “Corners wear off, ”
said the Big O,
“and shapes change.
Anyhow, I must say good-bye.
Perhaps we will meet again...”
“But I have sharp corners,”
Said the Missing Piece.
And away it rolled.
“I am not shaped for rolling.”

35. The Missing Piece
was alone again.

36. For a long time
it just sat there.

37. Then...
Slowly...
It lifted itself up on one end...

38. Flop!

39. Then lift... pull...flop...
... And flopped over.
It began to move forward...

40. And soon it’s edges began to wear off...
Liftpullflopliftpullflop...

41. And it’s shape began to change...

42. And then it was bumping instead of flopping...

43. And then it was bouncing instead of bumping...

44. And then it was rolling instead of bouncing...
And it didn’t know where
And it didn’t care.

45. It was rolling!

48. The End