In a beautiful
lake, a cute
little duck was
playing and
having fun with
her siblings.
The day was
beautiful and
the sun shone
above them.
As they left
their mother,
she told them:
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- Have fun in
water but beware
of the animals
that you do not
know, my babies.
They can be
dangerous!
- All right, Mom.
Do not worry, I'll
take care of
them - said the
little duck who
was a little
bigger and who
loved her little
siblings very
much.
So, they crossed
the small
pasture and
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reached the lake.
Happy, they
threw themselves
in the fresh
water, having
fun as they
swam. |
That day,
however, a
beautiful royal
swan had arrived
at the farm,
full of pride of
his origin and
his beauty.
Seeing the
swimming
ducklings, full
of arrogance, he
said angrily:
- What?!... I
will have to
share this space
with these
despicable
ducklings?
And so saying,
he raised his
beautiful wings,
aggravated, and
hit the water
with them,
unable to accept
such
humiliation.
Doca, the little
duck, shook the
water from her
wings and said:
- But you should
know, Mr. Royal
Swan, that we
have been
bathing in this
lake for a long
time now. And
you? Who are you
to complain so?
Are you the
owner of the
lake, by any
chance?
The Royal Swan,
with a scornful
expression
looked to the
other side, then
turned, saying:
- I am of a
noble family,
young lady, and
I was brought to
this property to
bring grace to
this farm, where
there are only
birds like you,
poor and ugly
ducks!
And, as he
spoke, the Swan
lifted his
beautiful and
large wings,
showing himself
off to the
ducklings.
Humiliated, the
little duck
Doca, hearing
the words of the
Swan, hung her
little head,
ashamed of their
smallness.
And the swan,
after that
display in front
of ducklings,
went away
swimming, full
of poise and
arrogance, while
they watched
full of
admiration.
Right then,
watching him
from afar, Doca
noticed that the
beautiful Swan
seemed to be in
distress because
he was beating
his big wings
but not moving.
Doca, owner of a
good and noble
heart, and
concerned for
the Swan who did
not know that
lake, swam as
fast as she
could, to find
out what was
happening,
followed by her
siblings.
As she
approached, Doca
saw that the
beautiful Swan
was stuck in
branches which,
during heavy
rains that
occurred in that
place, had been
hidden by the
water. Then the
little duck got
closer, dove and
saw the branch
where the swan
was stuck.
Alone, however,
she could not
free him. So she
called the other
ducklings to
help her remove
the branch that
held the Swan.
- We have to be
quick! - she
exclaimed. - The
more the Swan
moves, the more
he will get
stuck to the
branches. Come
on! I'll show
you guys how to
free him.
Thus, Doca dove
again and showed
her little
siblings what
they should do,
removing branch
by branch until
the Swan could
be free.
Thus, in a short
time the
beautiful Swan
was free.
Embarrassed, he
thanked Doca and
her little mates
who had released
him.
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- I thank you
from the bottom
of my heart for
the help you
have given me!
And I am ashamed
by the offensive
words that I
said to you when
we met for the
first time.
Doca with a coy
face, replied:
- Do not worry,
Mr. Swan. We
were not
offended by your
words.
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- But I should
not have said
those horrible
things to you! |
Doca shook her
little head and
generously
responded:
- But you are
much better and
more beautiful
than us, that's
a fact! We
admire you a lot,
isn't it, kids?
The ducklings
nodded their
little heads,
smiling and full
of admiration in
agreement.
The Swan, now
humbler, hanging
his head,
acknowledged:
- But what good
is my beauty and
my pride, if I
could have died
stuck to simple
tree branches,
were it not for
the help I
received from
you? You were
very effective
in the help you
provided me and
I will be
grateful to you
for the rest of
my life.
The beautiful
Swan stopped
talking, looked
at each one of
them and said,
opening his
beautiful wings:
- Friends? Will
you forgive me?
Doca and the
ducklings swan
fast to get
themselves
wrapped by the
beautiful and
huge swan wings,
that welcomed
them fondly.
- Mr Swan, I'm
glad that we
will be friends
from now on! And,
if you need us,
we will be there...
- Doca answered.
The beautiful
Royal Swan said
sadly:
- When I was
bought and
brought here, I
lost my family...
I am now alone
in the world...
I would like you
to consider me
your family!
- Of course! Now
we will be one
family! Come
with us, Swan.
Let us introduce
you to our
mother. I'm sure
she will receive
you with open
wings!...
From that day on,
feelings of true
friendship and
companionship
were born
between the
family of the
ducklings and
the beautiful
Royal Swan, who
now understood
that we are all
children of God
and that no one
is greater or
less than anyone
else. We are
just different!
MEIMEI
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
16/03/2015.)
