There was a small family of doves living in a quiet and beautiful village. Since time immemorial, they had not moved to another place. One day, the dove saw something new to her. She saw huge carriages carrying the equipment of a new circus coming to their village. This circus would present entertaining shows for adults and children with its players and their animals.
The dove began to watch the carriages until they stopped, then went to stand close to them to explore the place. She was impressed with a carriage painted in red and green colors, and sitting next to it was a large lady talking to people about their present and future and advising them. The circus people called her Lady Amina. The dove also saw on the roof of the colored carriage a cage of a small wooden lion. She said to herself: Beside this small lion, we can build our nest, my husband and I, and live in it for a period to enjoy the atmosphere of this beautiful circus.
The dove went to her nest to talk to her husband about what she had seen and tell him that she wanted to see the world and that they had not left this small village all their lives and had seen only its houses and farms. The husband liked his wife’s idea. Indeed, the dove and her husband collected wheat stalks and dry tree leaves from here and there, and built their new nest next to the cage of the small lion, trying not to be noticed by Lady Amina or others.
The circus show was successful and stayed in the village for several weeks. During this period, the dove laid eggs, they hatched, and two small doves came out of them. When the circus moved to another village, it became possible for the dove family to move with the circus carriages and watch many other cities and villages. Thus, the dove family began to move with the circus from country to country and was able to watch many cities and villages.
The family was very happy with moving and traveling, and they pleased the circus owners with their cooing, as Lady Amina would open the carriage window every morning to enjoy the sound of the dove’s cooing. She would come out of the carriage and scatter some grains and bread crumbs for them to eat. She loved to contemplate the large dove as he fed the two small ones with his beak.
One day, some sparrows approached the mother dove and said to her: How were you able to choose such an excellent place and build this beautiful nest in it? The mother dove was very happy with this speech and felt pride.
But her happiness was greater not only for what she heard from other birds, but because she was able to think that thought and succeed in choosing this wonderful place through which she was able to see the vast beautiful world and secure her children in it. Thus, most of our mothers also think like that clever dove.