Family legends · Vol. 02

The Legend of
Gaile the Snail

She wished for a tail. She wished for mail. She wished she could sail. But alas, Gaile was a snail.

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Gaile
the snail

From the original handmade book

A tiny story of wanting to be something else—and eventually discovering that being a snail is its own kind of adventure.

Gaile wished she had a tail.

But she didn’t.

For she was a snail.

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Gaile wished she’d get some mail.

But never did.

She was a snail.

USPS

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Sometimes Gaile wished she could learn to sail…

But on land she stayed, ’cause she was a snail.

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At times she wished to be not so pale.

But alas, Gaile was a pale snail.

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One day, Gaile was eating kale.

It was stale.

She decided to check the mail.

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USPS

06 · The final page

Mail! It was mail!

For the snail ♥

✉Gaile

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The end · for now

Mail! It was mail!
For the snail.

Some legends deserve a happy ending.