In a distant time and in a distant kingdom, there was a giant forest. In this forest, there were thousands of trees. Among these trees, there were two trees that were friends. They supported each other.
In the same giant forest as well, it was home to many lions. The lions killed the other animals that lived in the forest to eat them. The remains of the animals’ carcasses were left to rot and caused extremely bad smells. The smells traveled through the air, and the smell turned the atmosphere in general into a bad atmosphere that was difficult to live in.
One day, both friend trees were talking. The first tree said to the second: These lions pollute the atmosphere completely in the forest. We must protect the forest from them. We must expel them from the forest.
Immediately, the second tree agreed with what the first tree had said. There was an old tree in the neighborhood that was listening to the conversation of the two trees. That tree was wise, and everyone respected it. It intervened in the conversation with the two trees.
The wise tree said: Indeed, the lions pollute the atmosphere in the forest, but despite that, the lions remain the reason for protecting us all. Were it not for them, tree cutters would enter the forest and destroy us. Thanks to the lions, none of the tree cutters dare to approach the forest.
Although it was true and correct advice, the two trees did not accept it. The friends decided to expel the lions, but first they had to scare the lions to make them leave. In the same evening, the two trees began to shake violently.
They were saying that they would plant fear in the hearts of the lions and drive their fear to make them leave the forest. The two trees laughed and continued to shake violently. The sound of their laughter was so high that the echo of the laughter sounds reverberated throughout the entire forest. The wise tree shouted at them: Do not do that.
But the two trees did not listen to her and began to move with greater violence, making the winds produce an annoying roaring sound. All the predatory animals in the forest felt extreme fear. The fear increased when they saw what the two trees were doing and heard the sound they produced. They thought that something bad was happening and they had to flee immediately.
After all the predatory animals left the forest, the two trees felt extreme happiness and said: Now we can enjoy the fresh air. But their happiness and enjoyment did not last long, as one day a tree cutter arrived at the forest and began cutting the trees.
The news quickly spread that the forest was safe, and tree cutters began to come daily to cut the trees. The wise tree spoke and said to them: Now all of us will undoubtedly be destroyed. The two trees cried and said: We were foolish, and we should have listened to you.
After a short time, both trees were cut by the ax of one of the tree cutters. Day after day, the number of cut trees in the forest increased, and the forest was completely deformed by the tree cutters, who would not leave a single tree. The ecological system in this forest was disrupted, and many living creatures died.
The moral of the story: Sometimes something bad happens to us, but this thing may be a secret in our survival and saving our lives. We must think carefully about every action we take, because we can do an action that destroys us without intending to.
Translated from the story: The Trees and The Lions