Once, Leppy, the elephant was walking
about in the forest searching for food. He was very hungry. It was summer and
food was not plenty. While walking, he found a banana on the road side. As he
was about to pick it up, he heard someone saying, ‘hey Leppy, I am already
eating it. If you want, take half of it’. He looked around and saw no one.
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| Leppy wanted the whole banana! |
But when he was about to pick the banana
up, he heard the voice again. He looked closely and saw a little ant on the
banana. He laughed and said to her, ‘haha, you tiny creature! What can you do
to me? I will kill you in one stamp! The banana is mine. I will eat it.’
The little ant kept quiet. She decided
to teach Leppy a lesson. When Leppy picked the banana, she began biting him in
his trunk. Leppy jumped up in pain and began running around. He was mad in
pain. He tried to throw the ant away, but couldn’t.
Finally he begged the ant to stop
biting. Immediately she stopped. The little ant said to Leppy, ‘Leppy, it is
not good to be proud. The food is ours- not yours or mine. It is to be shared. I
was ready to give you half of my food, but you wanted all of it. If you are
selfish, you will not be happy.’
Leppy said, ‘sorry friend. I was wrong. I
will never be selfish again.’ The little ant shared her food with Leppy. From that
day, Leppy was not selfish.
