Sunday, February 16, 2014

The Powerful Bull and the Little Rabbit


There was a rabbit and a powerful bull and they shared the same way to their workplace. The big bull knew that the little rabbit was scared of everything, so the bull made a joke out of it to leave his house earlier, hide behind a corner and all of a sudden jump out to scare the rabbit to death. When the bull got him, the rabbit started trembling in every limb and when he rediscovered his breath he told the bull: “Stop scaring me! It’s not funny to me. One day I will pay you back”. But the bull didn’t take him serious and just laughed: “I’m not scared of you, little rabbit”. It so happened that the rabbit got to know a master of martial arts. The master taught the rabbit all kinds of tricks to defeat bigger enemies. One day, the rabbit was ready to use his new skills towards the bull. So when the bull once again waited around the corner, the rabbit got in position, and when the bull jumped out from around the corner, the rabbit used a trick to bring the big, powerful bull down to the ground. The bull was so surprised and embarrassed that he had been defeated by the little rabbit that he moved out of town and the rabbit never saw him again.

The story shows that people often underestimate people, only because they are physically smaller or appear weaker. However, technique and cleverness can defeat the strongest person. The fable also teaches not to be a bully. 

1 comment:

  1. Bullying is a big problem in childhood, and your fable imparts a powerful lesson. You used the animals cleverly and believably so that children can identify with their qualities, just as Aesop did. Good job!

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