Theme: Happiness
Simon the monkey and happiness
Once upon a time there was a little monkey named Simon,
who lived in a wooden house built on the top of a large
tree.
One day, he heard someone talking about happiness. He
was told that happiness was a wonderful feeling, but
also it was very difficult to find.
Simon, who was curious, decided that he also wanted to
find and feel that happiness.
So, full of disposition, he decided to go in search of
it. Even if it took a while, it would be worth finding
it
One beautiful morning, the little monkey put some fruit
in a bag, closed his house and went out into the world
to find happiness.
He passed a lake and saw a duck, with six ducklings.
They swam after her, took little dips, refreshed
themselves... Simon approached and asked the duck.
- Have you found happiness?
- No doubt! - she replied - Teaching my ducklings to
swim and watching them develop is a great happiness for
me.
Simon watched that family for a few more minutes, but he
realized that the happiness of the duck and the
ducklings would not be for him. So, he kept walking.
In a glade, the little monkey stopped to rest for a
while. He lay down on the grass and there in the sky he
saw a flock of swallows flying at speed. They did
stunts, they flew up there, then lower... They looked
excited and happy.
When they landed to rest in a tree, Simon climbed the
branches and asked them:
- Swallows, do you find happiness when you fly together,
as I´ve seen you doing just now?
- Yeah! Much happiness! - they replied - flying together
is the most delicious thing in the world!
Soon after, they took off again and the fun restarted.
The little monkey remained admiring the little birds for
a while longer, but then he left, remembering that the
happiness that the swallows experienced was not the same
happiness he could find.
Simon walked all day.
Paying attention to the situations, he noticed that many
animals were happy, but each one on its own way.
The alligator was very happy lying in the sun.
The dove was accomplished, hatching her eggs, in the
nest she had built herself.
The bees were happy living in the hive and making honey.
The armadillo preferred to live alone in his den.
At the end of the day Simon was tired from walking so
much. He was hungry too. He decided to return home.
When he arrived, he opened the door, saw his things, ate
his favorite berries, lay down on his comfortable bed
and thought.
"I'll call my friends tomorrow to come over to my
house."
Simon felt a pleasant sensation and it was then that he
realized that he was also happy. What he spent the whole
day looking for, it was very close to him, in his way of
living, with the conditions that God had planned for
him.
The next day Simon woke up, opened the window, saw the
beautiful leaves on the tree, stretched out his arm,
picked some ripe berries, said good morning loudly, for
all the birds and other little animals that were his
neighbors to hear.
The little monkey didn't know before. But now he was
aware that he was also very happy.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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