The Woodcutter's Robot

Once there was a robot, who could do all sorts of fun things. It could pick up sticks, wheel around the forest without getting stuck, and even cut and stack logs in the shed.

Then one day, the company which built all the robots decided that it didn't need all these different kinds of robots, and slowly began to discontinue services and parts for robots the company deemed obsolete.

This wasn't a problem for the Woodcutter's robot, not at first.

But then came a day when the treads that covered robot's wheels broke.

Without working treads, the robot couldn't wheel through the forest collecting sticks, nor could it maneuver around the shed properly.

The Woodcutter called the company to order replacement parts, and was told that the robot was one the company had discontinued service for. There were no spare parts to get. The Woodcutter was upset, because the company had orginally said that the robot was covered by a lifetime warrenty. The robot still worked just fine, except for the lack of maneuverability. Didn't that mean the robot's "lifetime" hadn't ended yet?

Not according to the company.

The company offered to send another, newer robot, at a discounted rate even.

But the Woodcutter didn't want another robot. Instead, the Woodcutter called an old friend, and asked her to come visit.

The old friend was a mechanic, who worked with all sorts of vehicles. Together, the Woodcutter and the Mechanic worked on the robot, making a new set of treads so that the robot could continue to do what it was there to do.

When all was done, the robot got back to work with an eager-sounding chirp, and the Woodcutter thanked his friend for her help.

The company may have given up on his robotic partner, but the Woodcutter wouldn't. Not while the robot still seemed eager to work.