Читать книгу The fables and the parables - Tatiana Sindeeva-Burova - Страница 5

Two earthworms lived in the nasty ground and only saw the dark

One day decided to compete and organized a race

And where? Just above the ground! All jokes aside!

And our sportsmen have crept out… exclaimed a little and start!

This way they run and then they creep and dreamed of finish line!

But fifteen minutes passed away… there is no end, no middle,

There is too hot in endless road and earthworms lost their force

And one of them talked to another: “What kind of fool was I!

I have forgotten that light isn’t nice to me… it’s very hot,

I lose my forces!

Perhaps, we should return or otherwise, we’ll die”

“My friend, I see, you are weak! But you had taken dare!

Stick to your guns! And keep your word!

Don’t ache and look at me!

I will arrive the first, you can be sure of it! It always

happens in this way the Earthworm bears the palm

and raises speed, and suddenly he saw a bar…

It was so unexpected!

The road was clean! It is no doubt! The worm has raised the head

And suddenly he flew to heaven… From loss of consciousness

and forces he dreamed he has the wings and yet achieved his goal!

Another earthworm saw the truth that happened with his friend…

Black raven caught him by the pounces and carried him away,

He was so frightened and the lump has risen in a throat…

Where is way out?

It is no start and even end – just sunburned in the sky

The depressed earthworm passed away. It’s hard to live alone

Without motivation, without a friend who was an example

and helps you how to act the earthworm sighed, his tears slid,

he lost the faith in life…

The sun was ruthless, the source of life,

and loved earthy creations…

And our athlete didn’t stand the troubles of destiny…

We create idols and copy them…

Let them rule our life…

But once we lost them, it retired

And what will do alone? Will you follow for him on death?

2017