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Roger was a
bunny from a
good family
worried about
his education.
He lived in a
beautiful ranch,
near the city,
among other
animals.
As Roger didn’t
like to work,
the mother
Rabbit oriented
him saying:
— My son, in
this life we
have to be
useful somehow.
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Everybody
needs to
accomplish
a task.
God
hasn’t
conceded
us life
to be a
burden
to
nature. |
But the bunny
kept rejecting
work.
One day he left
home upset
because his mom
asked him to
help in some
chores like
sweeping the
small den where
they lived.
Jumping through
some trails,
Roger was
whining. Tired,
he sat on the
shade of a tree,
near a creek.
Lazy, he sighed
and said:
— Ah! I feel
like being a
creek, which has
nothing to do!
For his
surprise, a
voice told him:
— Sheer mistake.
I work a lot. I
carefully carry
the water which
will benefit
plantations and
will be used by
human creatures
in several
tasks, and birds
and animals come
to me to quench
their thirst.
Besides, I serve
as a dwelling
for fish.
Scared, Roger
thought a little
and, watching as
a cow grazed,
next to him, he
considered:
— Well, I’d like
to be that cow
than that spends
its entire time
doing nothing.
Only eating and
sleeping.
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The cow, which
heard the
bunny’s words,
came up to him
and mooed:
— Moo... Moo....
How come I do
nothing? I
provide milk
every morning.
And not
mentioning some
sisters that
give away their
own lives for
the sake of
humans.
Disappointed,
the bunny looked
around to see if
he found anybody
who didn’t do
anything.
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The tree, which
was quiet so
far, joined the
conversation: |
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— don’t look at
me! I also work.
I give flowers
and fruits that
can be eaten. I
shelter birds,
little animals
and bugs in my
strong branches.
Besides,
everybody likes
to rest on my
shade. Like you,
for example!
The lamb, which
came up to talk,
said that he
provided wool to
make clothes;
the hen, which
was near too,
said that she
gave away her
eggs as food
and, even a
spider which was
working on
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a web,
had a
task: |
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— If it were not
me, eating bugs
and flies
around, your
life would be
impossible! —
she said,
proudly.
The bunny was
very ashamed. He
was the only one
who didn’t do
anything.
Thoughtful,
Roger came back
home.
He found his mom
busy looking for
some food for
his family.
Without saying
anything, he
picked up a
broom and
started working.
Aunt Célia
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