There was a lone elephant who wanted to have many friends, so he decided to enter the forest to look for friends. When he entered the forest, the elephant saw a monkey on a tree.
The elephant asked the monkey, “Can you be my friend?” The monkey replied, “You are too big. You cannot swing on tree branches like me.”
The Rabbit: The elephant continued his way and found a rabbit. He asked him, “Can you be my friend?” But the rabbit replied saying, “You are too big to play with me in the burrow.”
The Frog: The elephant walked a little and found a frog. The elephant asked her, “Can you accompany me, my friend?” The frog answered him, “How can that be?” the frog continued. “You are too big and cannot jump like me.”
The Fox: The elephant was feeling sad, but he continued walking inside the forest. He found a fox and asked him, “Can you be my friend?” The fox answered, “I’m sorry, you are too big.”
The Animals Are Afraid: The next day, the elephant decided to go out again to look for friends again. He went for a walk and looked for new animals, but he found that all the animals were running quickly and in fear. The elephant asked them, “What is the problem? Why are you running like this?”
The bear replied to the elephant, “There is a tiger in the forest and he is trying to devour all of us.” All the animals were then running quickly to hide. The elephant asked himself, how can he solve the problem? At the same time, the tiger was eating every animal he encountered.
The Elephant Solves the Problem: The elephant went to the tiger and spoke to him. “Please, Mr. Tiger, don’t eat these small, weak animals.” The tiger replied nervously, “Don’t interfere in what doesn’t concern you. Go away from in front of me.” The elephant felt that there was only one solution before him, and this solution was to kick the tiger with force. The tiger felt fear and knew he would lose the battle, so he fled from the forest, fearing for his life.
The Result: The elephant walked happily in the forest because he was able to save the animals. All the animals then learned what the elephant had done to the tiger. Everyone felt happiness and safety, and all the animals came out heading to the elephant’s place to thank him. Everyone told the elephant, “You are the right size to be our friend always.” The elephant felt love and happiness amid his new friends.
The Lesson: Do good deeds for people to gain their affection.
Translated from the story: Elephant And Friends