Theme:
Friendship, Respect
The Currupaco
Parakeet
Once upon a time there was a parakeet named Currupaco.
He lived in a very tall tree and was known as Currupaco
because from up there, in addition to talking a lot, he
was making fun of other animals in the surroundings.
One day,
Currupaco saw Mrs. Duck, out of breath, shooing away
some flies that were disturbing her:
- Get out
there, you all flies, go away! You are interfering with
my work!
The parakeet
found that very funny and began to imitate Mrs. Duck,
playing shadow and repeating everything the poor duck
said.
- Stop
imitating me, your arrogant parakeet! - said Mrs. Duck,
with no luck, as he had loved the new game.
The flies left
and Currupaco, after getting tired, also left.
The wise baboon
Roni, who was a very intelligent monkey, was seeing
everything and decided to talk to Currupaco:
- My little
friend! Why do you do this to Mrs. Duck, and to all the
other animals in this forest? I've been watching you
mocking, simulating, disrupting everyone's lives. This
is not how we should act!
Currupaco
didn't care what the baboon said, and also began to
imitate him. Roni withdrew, but first left a message:
- Friendship
can't be bought. We have to conquer it with affection
and respect. So, you will never have friends.
And he asked a
question that left the parakeet thoughtful:
- Do you have
friends?
After much
reflection, Currupaco realized that the little monkey
was right, because until today he had not conquered a
single friend.
- First thing -
he thought to himself - I'm going to apologize to
whoever I've hurt. After, I will treat all my little
animal brothers well, not repeating the mistakes I made
until then. And I will also help everyone who needs
help.
By doing this,
in a short time, Currupaco had the friendship of
everyone in the region. And he learned that he was much
happier acting like this, in good and charity, than
mistreating others.
Text by Camille
Scholl, from the Seara do Mestre website. To access it, click
here
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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