Theme: Balance
Daughters' wishes
A father had two daughters. The first one liked to walk
in the sun and listen to the birds singing. The second
took great care of her garden.
One day, talking to his youngest daughter, the father
asked what her greatest desire was.
She answered:
— I'm very happy with what I have, but if I can ask for
one special thing, it is going to be for to rain a lot
every day so that the plants grow green.
The next day, the father spoke to his eldest daughter
and also asked what her greatest desire was.
And she answered him:
— I have nothing to complain about, but, if it were
possible, I would like every day to have a clear sky,
without clouds, with bright sunshine for everyone to
enjoy.
The father realized that his daughters had good reasons
behind their desires, but they were both forgetting
something very important. The next day, in the morning,
he called the girls and said:
— If it rained all the time, the soil would be too wet.
The plants would not be able to fix their roots and it
would be difficult to walk through the mud. But if it
was always sunny, it would be too hot to enjoy the day.
But look! Plants also need light, and animals need water
and coolness. The secret of a good life is balance.
The daughters understood their father's teaching. And
the three then watched the clouds passing by, the fine
rain that fell, and, when the sun appeared, the
beautiful rainbow that appeared.
(Adaptation of the fable “The Father and
the Two Daughters”, from the website br.guiainfantil.com,
by Lívia Seneda.)
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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