Theme: Pride
The proud wolf
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One morning, a wolf, who was very hungry, saw a
tree loaded with berries. On top of the tree, a
marmoset, a squirrel, and several birds were
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eating the fruits, satisfied. The wolf wanted to
eat them too, but he didn't know how to climb
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There were many fruits lying on the
ground, but he didn't want to eat them. Some were very
ripe, but others were rotten, pecked or bitten.
“I'm much bigger and stronger than
this bunch of insignificant animals! I’m not going to
eat the fallen fruit while up there they devour the good
ones, like starving ones”, thought the wolf.
The wolf's stomach growled, and his
mouth watered. But even so, he didn't eat the berries.
He continued on his way, head high, pretending to
despise the fruits as much as he despised the animals.
Seeing the wolf moving away, Mrs.
Dove, who was very good and liked to help, called:
- Mr. Wolf, don't you want to eat
some fruit? They are very sweet. I can throw some for
you, sir.
The wolf didn't even respond and
walked away.
“Who do you think you are to want to
humiliate me like that? Imagine if I need any favors
from her. I'll find something much better to eat.
Something on my level”, said the wolf to himself.
It turns out that the wolf walked all
day and did not find any food. His hunger was getting
bigger, and he was starting to feel weak.
At the end of the afternoon, already
tired, the wolf realized that it would soon be dark, and
he could no longer continue looking for food. He would
have to spend the whole night hungry and start his
search again the next day.
This thought made the wolf desperate.
“My God, I won’t be able to wait that long, I’ll die of
hunger! I need food,” he thought.
The wolf, with great difficulty,
walked back to the tree. He got there exhausted and
started eating all the fallen berries, without even
seeing how they were. He thought they were all delicious
and thanked God they were still there.
When he had eaten quite a bit, he
remembered the little animals. He looked up and saw that
they were still there, looking at him, surprised.
The wolf was so dejected that he
didn't even care about them anymore. For him, it was no
longer important to be the biggest or the strongest.
Just being able to eat and recover his energy. After
eating everything he could lay down right there by the
tree and slept soundly.
The next morning when he woke up, he
was very well. He felt willing and happy to have managed
to overcome the difficulty of the previous day. It
wasn't difficult for him to understand that his pride
was what had happened to him, because if he had eaten in
the morning, he wouldn't have gone through everything he
went through.
The wolf strongly decided to change
his attitude. Thinking he was better than others didn't
make him better than them.
The sun's rays were already coloring
the day. The birds and other animals were already
feeding excitedly on the tree's branches.
The wolf approached and said good
morning to them, with kindness. They returned the
greeting and Mrs. Dove said:
- What a beautiful day, isn't it,
Wolf? Would you like some ripe berries from up here?
- Of course, I would appreciate it if
you could throw some for me! These ones below are
already good, but the ones over there must be perfect.
Mrs. Dove, kind as she was, threw
several very ripe berries. The wolf enjoyed both their
taste and the bird's gesture.
The wolf, who had learned humility,
started to live better, made new friends, and was much
happier.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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