Once upon a
time, in a
beautiful place,
there lived
Pari, a small
native Indian
who always
walked around in
the woods
causing trouble
and annoying the
animals that
lived there. His
parents would
say:
- You cannot do
that, Pari. The
animals are our
friends and we
live like
brothers! You
also cannot
destroy the
trees and plants
that are our
friends and give
us food, shade
and protect us
from the sun.
But the little
boy, angry,
would frown and
roll his eyes as
he would take
his bow and
arrows and go
away from his
parents.
One day, he was
walking through
a field when he
saw a rabbit
peeking through
the thickets of
vegetation. Fast,
he took an arrow,
placed it on the
bow, then he
stretched the
cord, took aim
and shot. The
arrow whizzed!...
However, the
very smart
rabbit quickly
hopped out of
sight, hiding
from the little
Indian who
looked for it
everywhere.
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Suddenly, the
little boy heard
a laugh behind
him and turned
around: it was
the rabbit!
- What are you
laughing at,
silly rabbit?
The rabbit
stopped giggling,
and confessed:
- At you! You
will never hit
me with your
arrows! I am
much faster and
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agile than you! |
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- Well then, you'll
see! - Pari said
angrily, picking
up another arrow
and stretching
the bow to shoot
at the rabbit.
But, to his
despair, when he
shot the arrow,
the rabbit, who
was the best
runner of the
woods, had
disappeared
again.
So, the little
boy sat on the
ground and very
sad, began to
cry.
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Seeing him and
all his sadness,
the rabbit felt
sorry for him
and approached
very carefully:
- Why are you
crying, little
Indian?
The boy looked
at him and said:
- I just can't
hit anything
with my arrows.
I always
miss!... Maybe
my aim is lousy!
The rabbit
thought for a
moment and
considered:
- You do have
good aim, little
Indian, but
perhaps you
should not walk
around wanting
to hit all the
animals and
birds you see!
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- Why? - asked
Pari. |
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- Because,
showing respect
for nature, you
should only
shoot an animal
down when you
are very hungry,
you know? I
learned that we
should not kill
for pleasure.
Only by
necessity. Just
as we should not
pluck fruit from
the trees if we
are not hungry
and need to eat!
The little boy
nodded and
replied:
- You're right,
Rabbit. My
father always
taught me well,
but I like to go
out in the woods
shooting my
arrows! However,
starting today,
I will not do
that anymore.
Would you like
to be my friend?
- Of course I
would! Let's
play together
and have a good
laugh!
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So Pari, the
little native
Indian, started
walking around
with the rabbit,
who hopped next
to him. Suddenly
a big snake
appeared and the
rabbit, who
giggled, did not
see it. |
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The little
Indian, seeing
the snake,
quickly picked
up an arrow,
took aim and
shot. The rabbit
turned pale with
fright when it
saw its new
friend bow in
hand, ready to
shoot, and
shouted:
- No...!
- I got it!
Thank goodness...
- said the
little boy,
relieved.
Upon hearing
this, the
frightened
rabbit began to
examine himself
to see if his
little body was
hurt, even
feeling pain
already!...
But the little
Indian, laughing,
showed him:
- Rabbit, that
snake almost bit
you! And look...
it's venomous!
The rabbit, his
eyes wide open,
looked around
and saw a large
snake stretched
on the ground,
which had been
hit by the arrow.
It nearly
fainted with
fright, but
relieved,
thanked the
little Indian:
- Little Indian
boy, I thought
you were
shooting at me!
Thank you, my
friend, if it
were not for you,
I would not
return home
today!
They embraced,
and from that
day on, they
became great
friends, one
relying on the
other. The
rabbit took its
new friend to
see its burrow,
and the little
Indian took it
to see the
village where he
lived with his
family, and
everyone loved
the rabbit.
And peace
returned to the
forest from that
day on. As the
indigenous tribe
grew fond of the
rabbit, who was
very friendly,
they began to
think about
changing their
eating habits.
Thus, they
started growing
plants they
could eat, such
as cassava,
maize and
several other
plants.
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
04/08/2014.)
