Theme: Judgment
Rushed judgment
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Marcelo was returning from his friend's house.
He had been playing all afternoon. He was happy,
walking along the sidewalk of his street.
When he got close to the tree that he had in
front of his house, he lifted his head, looking
to see the bird in the nest that were
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A few days ago, a little bird was born, and Marcelo
liked to watch the mother taking care of her baby.
Sometimes she was in the nest with him and other times
the bird was alone, waiting for the mother to return
with food. Marcelo liked to see how the little bird did
when he saw his mother, shaking itself and opening his
beak wide to ask for food.
Marcelo already had plans to be friends with that little
bird. He wanted to give him seeds in his hand, call out
to him with a whistle and watch him fly up.
But looking at the tree that day, Marcelo had a huge and
unpleasant surprise. Someone had placed a cage there on
top of the branch and placed “his” bird's nest inside
it.
- What is this? - He thought nervously - What nonsense
is this? The chick hasn't even left the nest yet and
they already want to get him used to a cage, poor thing!
A mixture of feelings took over Marcelo at that moment:
anger, outrage, pity for the little bird and fear of
losing his future little friend.
The tree was tall, and Marcelo could not climb it
without help. So he went into the house, determined to
look for a ladder, climb the tree and get the nest out
of that cage.
Marcelo walked angrily, frowning, and thought: “I'm
going to pull that cage out of there, take a hammer and
smash it all over, so it never catches any birds again”.
- It could only have been Junior who did it - said the
boy - He also likes birds and he always comes here to
see the nest too. He's bigger than I am and must have
managed to climb the tree. Let him wait for the tree at
his house to have a nest too. I won't let him take my
bird. No way!
He continued:
- From now on, I'm not going to anyone's house anymore.
When I get home from school, I'll just play here in
front of the house. That way, I'll be able to watch the
nest more. The bird is already well grown and will soon
be able to fly.
Marcelo didn't know if he had a ladder in his house, or
where it could be kept. So, he went to talk to his
mother:
- Mom, do we have stairs?
- Yes, we do, son, but why do you want to know?
- Because the envious Junior had the audacity to climb
the tree in front of our house, tied a cage there and
put the nest inside, for the bird to get used to the
cage and then he would take everything for himself.
He'll see what I'm going to do - replied Marcelo
angrily, speaking loudly.
Marcelo's mother smiled, asked him to calm down and went
on to explain what had happened.
When she was sweeping the front of the house, she
noticed that the little bird had fallen from the nest.
He was already grown up, he must have tried to fly, but
he wasn't ready yet. So, to protect the little bird, to
avoid being catch by a cat or have other problems, she
came up with the cage idea. So, he could stay in the
tree for a few more days, where his mother could take
care of him until he was strong enough to fly.
Marcelo's father had made a hole in the roof of the cage
for the mother bird to get in and out and, with care, he
had managed to secure the cage to the top of the tree.
Marcelo, hearing all that, didn't know what to say. All
those feelings that had sprung up in his heart in a
second turned into others: relief, gratitude, and
regret.
Relief, knowing that everything was fine, gratitude for
his parents having protected the little bird and regret
for being so angry with Junior, who, in fact, had done
nothing.
- Wow, I'm glad I didn't find the ladder! I would make a
big mistake, wouldn't I, Mom? Instead of protecting the
bird, I would be putting it in danger - said Marcelo, in
an outburst.
- Well, my son. Let's beware of hasty judgments. It's
not good to make decisions or take sudden actions
without knowing what's going on.
Marcelo hugged his mother with joy. In addition to
feeling that everything was fine, he had learned an
important lesson.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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