The Story of Grasper

This is an excerpt from Grasper: A Young Crab’s Discovery by Owen Paul Lewis. A story about freedom, growth and hopefulness. A crab comes out of his shell, travels beyond his small, comfortable world, and brings back an inspirational message of possibility and courage to his fellow crabs who remained in the old tidepool...

“What are you looking at?” asked the huge crab.

“You! You are so s…so big!” stuttered Grasper.

“Of course I am!” boomed the giant. “And you will be too, after you’ve molted as many times as i have.”

“Me … as big as you?” cried Grapser. “But how? Where i come from … under the rocks … there are other crabs who’ve molted many times – but they haven’t grown larger.”

“Do they ever leave these rocks of yours?” he asked.

“No, they are afraid to,” replied Grasper.

“Well, then of course!” said the crab. “Everyone knows a crab will only grow as large as the world he lives in, and as big as the heart inside him. You must have a big heart to live in a big world.”