GREEDY
HERON
Longtime
ago, at one place, there was a lake that was full of gold fish.
All of the fish need oxygen for breathing.
Now,
the lake was no more sufficient to supply oxygen for those fish, because there were too
many gold fish over there.
We
need a new lake for living, said one of fish.
Yes, we must move to the other lake, said the other.
But
how to move said the chief of fish, you know that we cant walk or fly
So,
they discussed the situation of their lake and their home.
A
heron heard the discussion. Heron is a big
bird with long leg and eating fish for his living.
Heron
said to all members group of gold fish: Hallo
May I come in politely.
Do you want to move to the other lake, so I will help you taking one by one to the other
lake, do you agree?
Are
you sure, but what kind of lake?
If you agree, I will start taking one of you as delegation to see the situation of the
other lake and of course I will take it return to you.
And then you can ask what kind of lake that will be a new place for you
Agree
said the chief of gold fish.
Then,
the heron started doing his job. After a
while it returned to them with the delegation.
Yes
it is a beautiful place that I have never seen before, with cool and fresh water, so let
us move, said the delegation.
The
chief was satisfied by the report heron, we are grateful for your helping, we agree
to move. Now do it it said
So,
I will work hard from now on
Heron
started working to take gold fish one by one. But
fish was taken up to top of big tree; its nest, and then it was eaten.
Day
by day heron work hard until no more gold fish left in the pond, just living one crab, a
big crab. The crab has already known
what the heron did.
I
am the last one, so will you take me please, the crab asked.
With
pleasure, come on
But
I have high phobia, so may I hold your neck with my hands.
That can make me feel save the crab asked.
No
problem, come on
The
crab went to pinch the neck of heron with both of his hands. Lets go, up in the way
The
heron asked the crab not too strong to hold his neck
Sorry
sir, because I am frightened so I must hold your neck tightly
They
flew to the nest of heron. The crab has
predicted what heron will do, that is killing him and eating him.
We have to stop over there for rest, so please you go down said heron.
No, I dont want to go down, even I will increase pressure of my pinch on your neck
until you cant breathe and then die
At
the end of story, the heron died because it could not breathe; it was chocked by crabs
pinch.
Grandma
made a comment of her story:
The
heron was so greediness that all of gold fish have been eaten. It should ate just one or two of gold fish, that
was enough for its wages. And the other
gold fish should took to the pond as the agreement between heron and chief of gold fish.
So
all of you, my grandson and granddaughter, dont be greedy, remember to respect your
agreement and respect your business partner.
The
owner of this story didnt mention what language that is use to communicate between
heron and fish, but may be English.