The deer and his image
A deer told himself every day, “I am the most handsome deer in the
forest.
My large chest is a symbol of my power. And my beautiful horns
impress other animals.”
But he did not like his legs and hooves*. “My legs are narrow, and my
hooves are ugly. They do not satisfy me.”
One day, the deer saw a big dog. The deer made some noise and
disturbed the dog.
The dog woke up and chased him. The deer felt terror. He screamed.
He did not want to be a victim, so he ran into the forest. His strong legs
helped him run fast.
His pale brown hooves were hard, so they were not sensitive to rough
rocks.
However, his horns got caught in branches, slowing him down. His
large chest could not fit between thick trees.
The deer estimated that he ran for an hour. He felt like he was running
a marathon.
In the end, the deer escaped the threat of the dog. He sat in the shade
of a tree.
“That was almost a disaster! I almost did not escape because of my
chest and horns. My legs and hooves saved me.”
As a consequence, the deer learned to honor his fast legs and have
confidence in his strong hooves.
“Pretty things only supplement important things,” he thought.
*hooves - the feet of animals like deer and horses
The deer and his image
A deer told himself every day, “I am
the most handsome deer in the
forest.
My large chest is a symbol of my
power. And my beautiful horns
impress other animals.”
But he did not like his legs and
hooves*. “My legs are narrow, and
my hooves are ugly. They do not
satisfy me.”
One day, the deer saw a big dog.
The deer made some noise and
disturbed the dog.
The dog woke up and chased him.
The deer felt terror. He screamed.
He did not want to be a victim, so he
ran into the forest. His strong legs
helped him run fast.
His pale brown hooves were hard,
so they were not sensitive to rough
rocks.
However, his horns got caught in
branches, slowing him down. His
large chest could not fit between
thick trees.
The deer estimated that he ran for
an hour. He felt like he was running
a marathon.
In the end, the deer escaped the
threat of the dog. He sat in the
shade of a tree.
“That was almost a disaster! I almost
did not escape because of my chest
and horns. My legs and hooves
saved me.”
As a consequence, the deer learned
to honor his fast legs and have
confidence in his strong hooves.
“Pretty things only supplement
important things,” he thought.
*hooves - the feet of animals like
deer and horses
