On a beautiful
farm, the
animals lived
happily,
coexisting in
harmony.
Chickens, ducks
and turkeys
scratched in the
yard, while
sheep, goats,
oxen, cows,
horses and mares
seized the sun
to graze on a
beautiful field,
where they had
plenty food and
water from a
crystalline
stream.
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One day, one of
the sheep heard
the foreman say
to an employee:
- Soon the calf
of the spotty
cow will be
sold. There is a
buyer coming who
will pay a high
price for it.
The sheep wasted
no time in
telling her
friend Spotty:
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- Spotty, you
know your calf,
Cutey? |
- Yes, what
about him? -
asked Spotty,
ruminating.
- Will be
sold! I heard a
conversation
between the
foreman and an
employee.
Spotty almost
choked with what
she was eating:
- It can't
be! The boss is
a good man and
would not
separate me from
my Cutey!
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Spotty was
saddened by the
news. She
approached her
calf and did not
leave him
anymore. When
the employee who
looked after the
animals arrived
at the barn, he
saw Spotty with
Cutey.
He wanted to
remove the calf
from near his
mother,
but
Spotty
got up
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and
threatened
him,
mooing,
with an
angry
face. |
The employee
went to tell the
boss that Spotty
was behaving
very strangely.
The owner of the
farm asked if
something had
happened and he
replied:
- No, sir.
Spotty's
reaction started
today, I do not
know why!
Intrigued, the
boss decided to
go to the
stables to check
for himself.
Susie, his
little daughter,
who was very
fond of animals,
decided to
accompany her
father. Once
there, they went
to where Spotty
was with her
offspring.
The boss got
close and tried
to touch Cutey
with his hand,
but Spotty began
to roar,
lowering her
head as if to
attack him.
Intrigued, he
turned away
carefully.
Not even little
Susie, who
Spotty loved and
always gave
special
affection, could
get closer. The
girl turned
away,
frightened.
- Dad! I wonder
what is
happening with
our Spotty? She
was never like
this!
- That is true,
dear. Do not go
near her
anymore! We do
not know what
may happen!
The girl sat on
a bench and
watched the
cow. She noted
that she would
not stay away
from the calf,
and worried
about it, she
asked her
father:
- Dad, did
something happen
to Cutey? Spotty
is defending her
calf!
The father
thought for a
moment and
replied:
- No, little
one. Nothing
happened.
He paused and
pondered, then
said:
- The only thing
is I received an
excellent offer
for Cutey, and I
am thinking of
selling it. But
it certainly
would not be why
Spotty is so
angry! ...
Susie looked at
the cow while
her father was
talking and saw
her reaction,
which was to get
closer to the
calf as if she
had understood
the conversation
and wanted to
protect him.
- Daddy, I think
you're
wrong. Somehow,
Spotty learned
that you want to
separate her
from Cutey. Want
to see?
And coming near
the cow, the
girl said:
- Spotty, stay
calm. Nobody
will ever
separate you
from Cutey, you
know? Do not
worry. I will
not let my
father do it.
So saying, the
girl approached
Spotty and
stroked her head
fondly. Spotty
turned her eyes
to Susie and she
realized that
Spotty was
calmer.
- Did I not say
it, Dad? Now go
on, approach her
and confirm what
I said.
The father,
perplexed,
unable to
believe what was
happening, spoke
with Spotty
explaining that
Cutey would not
be sold, that
she would not be
separated from
her calf. The
cow was now
serene, as if
everything was
resolved. Then
Spotty rose, and
moving away from
her offspring,
went to the
trough, and
started to
eat. Certainly
she was hungry,
because she did
not stay away
from her calf
for a while.
- You see,
Daddy? The
animals
understand
everything we
feel and speak.
Therefore we
must respect
them. They are
creatures of God
in evolution,
like us, and
they are our
brothers! -
Susie said
smiling, pleased
with the
outcome.
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- Where did you
learn this,
daughter?! ... -
the father
asked, puzzled.
- At the School
of
Evangelization
in the Spiritual
Center, where I
go with Mom.
-Oh! I think
I'll have to
rethink how to
deal with my
animals. I
promise to study
the matter, my
dear.
The girl looked
at him and
added: |
- Father, not
only with
animals. With
the plants too!
- You mean that
plants also have
sensibility?!
... - surprised,
asked his
father,
embracing his
little girl:
- Sure, Dad!
- Okay,
darling! I
recognize that
you are very
wise for your
age. You and
your mother will
still get me to
attend that
Spiritist Centre
and study
again. You bet!
Basically, he
was
content. Seeing
his little Susie
so intelligent
and so smart led
him to reflect
on the issues
which he had
never been
interested until
now.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on April
9, 2012.)
