Once,
all the trees of the forest started talking among each other. The tall and
handsome Fir Tree boasted, “I am the most beautiful tree. Look at my branches.
They almost touch the sky!”
He
then pointed to the Bramble and said, “You are useful for nothing at all, while
I am used for making roofs and houses.” The Fir Tree kept on boasting about
himself.
The
Bramble was wise and thought for a while. Then he looked at the Fir Tree and
replied, “I am happy the way I am, even though I am small. You should be sorry
for yourself. You are a poor creature. Don’t forget that soon people will come
to cut you down with axes and saws. Then you will not be able to do
anything. You will be turned from a beautiful tree into tables and chairs. Then
you will wish that you had grown up a Bramble, not a Fir Tree! I may not have
much value but at least I am free. People don’t cut me.”
The
Fir Tree realized that he was wrong and kept quiet.
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