Theme: Do not judge
Rushed judgment
In a green field, there was a lake of clear water, full
of fish where some herons used to feed.
One day, two herons were there fishing, as they used to
do. They entered with their long legs in the water's
edge and stood there in silence, waiting for some
absent-minded fish to pass, to be caught in a swift
swipe.
It was then that another heron appeared flying in the
sky, which soon landed next to the other two. She was
not known. It was the first time she had visited that
lake.
- Hello good afternoon! – she greeted. – Can I fish here
with you? I´ve got excited on the flight, on this
beautiful day that is doing today. I ended up here, far
from where I live. Now I'm hungry. I need to feed before
I go back.
The two friends, unsympathetically, replied:
- You should have paid more attention!
- Go fishing over there, otherwise you'll still get in
our way.
- I know you must be finding my presence odd - argued
the stranger - I actually wanted to help you fish, in
appreciations for me eating here today.
- Help? Oh no no, each one fishes their own - replied
one of the two buddies herons.
- Okay, I understand, sorry to bother you - said the
visitor, resigned, who walked away slowly, walking along
the edge of the lake.
The two herons were watching her and soon began to
comment:
– Look how she does it. Don't stand still! How are you
going to fish like this?
– I think she didn't want to help, she wanted to be
helped, that's it! She's probably a slacker who expected
us to fish for her! That is what we need!
- That's right! She must not know how to fish! I'm sure
she was bothering the herons from her pond and that's
why she got kicked out. But if she thinks she's going to
take a break here, she's so wrong!
The comments continued:
- My God! Look how weird she is. Doesn't she know it's
not okay to get close to human beings? She is going to
the side of that family that is throwing bread to the
fish.
– Oh, I know! Since she doesn't know how to fish, she
will try to eat the bread. All that's left is she chokes
up!
- That's right! You are very smart, pal. Look at the
piece of bread she just took. And she'll still have to
think it's good, better than nothing!
The two were amused by their judgment of the new heron
and laughed a lot.
While they spoke, the other acted. She approached,
carefully, the children who were throwing bread in the
water, took the largest piece and walked away, carrying
it in her beak. But instead of eating it, she went to a
safe, clean, shallow place and dropped it into the
water. In a short time, a big fish, seeing that
appetizing snack, approached and the heron, with great
agility and speed, managed to catch her first fish.
It didn't take long for another fish to want the
delicious piece too, but the heron, finding the fish too
small, lifted the bread, chasing away the sweet tooth.
She then put it back in the water and soon caught
another big fish. It didn't take long, she ate another
one and just didn't eat more because she would have to
fly a lot and didn't want to get heavy.
So, in a few minutes, she had her meal and left.
The two herons, who watched everything, were speechless.
They just looked at each other, wide-eyed, still amazed
at the cunning of that heron and the lesson they had
received.
They had learned a new, more efficient way to fish. But
the most important lesson they learned is that we must
never make hasty judgments.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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