The fawn and baby monkey
There were troops of monkeys and herd of deer lived in forest.
One day a fawn was running and jumping happily on the grass and below the trees. A baby monkey was learning to climb trees and swinging on branches.
Baby monkey saw fawn jumping on ground and said “I can swing on branches” and showed fawn swinging from one branch of tree to another branch.
The fawn turned his head and said “I can run fast into bushes” and ran swiftly into bushes and came out……
Baby monkey said “I can climb trees up and above” and started climbing tree
Fawn could not do any thing similar, feeling sad looking at baby monkey raising its head and stretching its neck.
Fickle monkey climbed and climbed till last branch. Fawn widens its eyes staring at monkey and kept quiet.
Overjoyed monkey climbed the tree till last branch of it. Small branch at the last could not bear the weight of the monkey and monkey lost its balance.
“Thud” monkey fell on earth, broke its back.
Fawn ran into bushes, brought some leaves, chewed and applied on monkeys back. Baby monkey got up and walked slowly to its mother.
Moral All capacities are God given gifts. Use them wisely.