Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this puts me in mind of Aesop's Fables, @greenrun.

Though I tried to think what the moral of the story was going to be, I became sad with the news that Auntie had been hospitalised.

Very well done! With a few lines, you made this reader care about the characters.

Good writing!

PS I upvoted this comment and as soon as you've seen it, I'll remove the upvote :)