The centipede walked on its hundred legs, which is why it is called a centipede. It’s a miracle to walk with a hundred legs, because even with just one pair it’s so difficult to manage!
And coping with a hundred legs is truly almost impossible. But the centipede managed it without difficulty!
The fox became curious: after all, foxes are always curious, like their minds. The fox looked, she studied, she analyzed, she couldn’t believe it.
- Wait! - she asked. “I’m puzzled by you, and I want to ask you.” How do you manage all this, how do you decide which leg should be moved after which? A hundred legs! You walk so smoothly. How do you achieve such harmony?
“I’ve been walking all my life and never thought about it,” answered the centipede. - Let me think about it.
And so she closed her eyes, and for the first time the centipede became two. She always lived and walked, and her life was complete. She became subject and object, she became two, and then she tried to go. This turned out to be difficult, almost impossible. She fell to the ground because how can you handle a hundred legs?
Lisa laughed and said:
- I knew it was difficult, I knew it in advance!
And the centipede cried bitterly. With tears in her eyes she exclaimed:
“This has never been difficult before, but you came up with a problem.” Please don't ask other centipedes this question. I've been walking my whole life and never had any problems, and now you've completely killed me. Now I will never be able to walk again.
It is unknown what happened to this centipede. If she was as stupid as some of the people, then she should be in a hospital somewhere, crippled, paralyzed forever. But I don't think centipedes are that stupid. She most likely put the question out of her mind. She must have said to the fox:
“Save your questions for yourself, and I’ll just walk around.”
She most likely realized that living separated would not get her far.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru