One day, all the animals gathered together and came to one Mayan man. They told him:
- We see you very sad and sad. We don't like that you're so sad. Ask us for what you want and dream of, and you will have it!
And then the man said:
- I want to be happy.
And the owl answered:
-Who knows what happiness is? Ask us for something more specific.
“Then,” the man continued, “I want to have good eyesight.”
Grif exclaimed:
-You will have my vision.
- I want to be strong.
Jaguar said:
-You will be strong like me.
— I would like to be able to walk without getting tired.
Deer said:
- I will give you the strength of my legs.
— I would like to anticipate the arrival of rains.
Nightingale said:
- You will know this from my song.
- I would like to become shrewd and cunning.
And then the fox said:
- I'll teach you this.
- I wish I could easily climb trees.
Belka answered him:
- I'll give you my claws.
- I want to see in the dark.
And the cat said:
- I'll lend you my eyes.
— I want to be able to recognize medicinal plants.
And then the snake said:
- Oh, this is my area, because I know all the plants. I will mark them for you in the fields and forests.
Hearing the snake's words, the man left. Then the owl said to all the animals:
“Now a person knows much more and is capable of doing a lot, but he will always be sad.”
- Poor animals! Poor animals!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru