A Heart of Gold

[theprawncracker]

Brilliance. Utter brilliance. You've heard my full thoughts... but I just love it. What stands out most is Animal hugging Robin. So simple... but so, so good. Then the ending with everyone staying inside for recess... sheer perfection. Just adorable and wonderful and perfect. But the highlight of the entire thing... the climax, if you will, was Robin standing up proud and saying no one is going to stop him. Just breath-taking. More please.

 

[The Count]

A most wonderous chapter that certainly played with our emotions. The thing that got to me,almost tearing up, was when Robin reached up to give Animal a hug. Those two were close as the two youngest as part of the Muppet Babies, even moreso once the hoppity hopper was able to leave the confines of his fishbowl (or would that be a frogbowl?) Robin being hugged by Scooter and then both by Sweetums and then at the center of the Muppet pile... That's raw emotion, further echoed by his wanting to send his uncle a letter and the bravery in going to school the next day. Dunno what this says about me, but whenever there was a shutdown strike or semi-protest at my university, I'd call early in the morning to the security offices in order to find out if classes would be held that day. And when you're visually handicapped dependant upon making arrangements with your family members—who have schooling or other schedules of their own—for being chauffeured to and from school, that proves to be rather important information.

*Loves how the other frogs showed a solid front of solidarity once they learned about Robin's situation. No, it's not fair that those people are picking on the young frog just because they can't challenge the elder frog. But hopefully what the main frog's doing will open their eyes to the other side of the argument and they'll learn something about themselves.

Thanks for posting this Lisa. Have a great night.

 

[We Got Us]

Oh gosh........not sure what to say that hasn't already been said by Prawnie and the Count. This was so beautiful...I told my sister right before I read it. "Lisa posted another chapter on Heart of Gold, so don't be surprised if I start crying." I was kidding, but then you really made me tear up.
This:

No one tried to hush him. No one told him it was alright. It would have been a lie.

Did it, I think. Such a hard thing to swallow, but they do it so beautifully. Oh...gosh. Kudos Lisa for being absolutely brilliant. Personally *I* am off to find a muffin for myself. I need one right now.

I was almost so busy crying my eyes out and hugging everything in my blurry sight that vaguely resembled Robin >gasp<, I forgot to mention how wonderful your writing the relationship between him and Scooter. Love, just sssssoooo mmmuuuccchhh lllooovvveee......

 

[Muppetfan44]

This chapter was so dang heart-wrenching and just adorable- Loved the help from the Muppet monsters- Loved the part between Robin and Animal and absolutely loved how Robin still wanted to go to school and how all his classmates wanted to stay inside with him-definitely some very high quality writing- I would say it's definitely one of the best chapters of the whole story-Very well done!

Anxiously awaiting to read more, as always!

 

[redBoobergurl]

Solidarity. A tough concept for some adults to even understand and these children just totally get it. SO unbelievably sweet the way they all chose to stay in with Robin. That is a beautiful scene. And like everyone else, I love the part with Animal. My heart melted right there.

More please.

 

[bouncingbabyfig]

Ok, I am not cuahgt up with this one yet, I'm still on chapter 52! But I am curious and frightened of something which I am about to ask...*Deep breath* Is the child corpse real? I was afraid to look it up, but I'm afraid of what I'll find... Other than that, It's a beautiful fic! I also just finsihed Flippersteps in the Sand! Also good!
>Awaits more story<

 

[Aaron]

So wonderful!

 

[TogetherAgain]

Is the child corpse real?

No. It is NOT from real life. To the best of my knowledge, nobody is brainwashing five-year-old kids and handing them guns. The war in this story started in about the same place and the same way the war in real life started... but it went to a much different, darker, and more desperate place.

Which is not to say that real life isn't plenty awful. What is real, which I have just learned, is that an American soldier serving in Iraq or Afghanistan is more likely to come home and commit suicide than they are to be killed while in service. So if you have any military personnel in your life... be supportive. As horrible as this fictional world I'm writing is, the real life problems are much harder to fix.

 

[We Got Us]

And thank goodness it's not, although there have been horrible isolated instances I've read where children were involved in things like suicide bombings. I have two great-grandfathers who were in the service, one grandfather who was a pilot in Vietnam, and one who was in the coastguard. Luckily, they are well adjusted people, but the stories of their comrades don't always have such happy endings. War is just hard on everyone, but what people don't understand is that it's necessary, and the people involved in it aren't villains for protecting and fighting for the ones they love. I'll be done ranting now. This story conveys all of what I've just said in a humorous and bittersweet way, and we can't wait for more of it!

 

[bouncingbabyfig]

Oh thank heavens! I was slightly angry and wanted to write a letter to government and tell them to stop the war. Actually that's still a pretty good idea... Anyhoo, I am loving the atory and how you capture the muppet's and soldiers emotions! It might be just me, but what I have seen in the eyes of men is quite terrifying. They have fone to ****(pardon my French) and come back alive physically, but it would appear that many have lost their humanity and sanity in the process. God Bless them. Reading this story, I find myself having new respect for the soldiers alive and past on, and for my country, my flag, and my freedom. Thank you, Lisa.
*Hands Lisa muffin* As for Wiggie, I might be able to scan the pictures and a recent photo of myself this friday, until then: Speak to me! I mis my wiggie pudding!