El dilema del erizo

One day, feeling a bit lonely, the hedgehog grabs paper and a pen and, without a second thought, writes a letter: "Dear animals... I invite you all to come visit me at my home." But in reality, he is a shy, sensitive, and somewhat cantankerous creature, and soon he is overcome by all sorts of fears. What if no one comes? What if *everyone* comes? If the elephant shows up, won't he smash everything? Will the hedgehog be able to stand the frog's croaking? Will the animals come out of obligation or because they genuinely want to? And once they are there, how will he get them to leave? Perhaps it is better to stay just as he is—protected by his own quills. Which is worse: waiting to be loved, or taking the risk of hurting and being hurt? Toon Tellegen explores the universal paradox of the desire for both solitude and belonging in this delicate, profound contemporary fable—rich in tenderness, intelligence, humor, and poetry—that can be read as a philosophical meditation on the human condition.