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A small doe was
walking through
the woods where
she lived and
ran into a young
armadillo. In
the beginning,
they just looked
at each other,
from far away,
indecisive and
fearful.
Suddenly, the
small doe,
decisively,
approached the
armadillo and
said:
- Hello! Are you
taking a walk?
Do you want to
play with me?
The baby
armadillo gladly
accepted.
Generally, the
other animals
did not give him
much attention
because he was
small.
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And both began
to play hide and
seek and did not
see time passing
by. Looking for
new hiding
places, they
distanced
themselves into
the woods more
and more.
They did not
realize that it
was getting late
and night time
was fast
approaching.
When they did,
they got very
afraid. Playing,
they had gone
too far from
home and did not
know how to get
back.
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As night fell,
they were crying
in fear.
Suddenly, the
armadillo and
deer heard a
voice saying:
- Tot! Tot!
Where are you,
my daughter!
The doe, lifting
her head, said
happily:
- It's my mother!
It's my mother
coming to pick
me up! ...
From another
side, they heard
a different
voice:
- Tat! Tat! My
son, where are
you?
The armadillo,
which was crying
buried in the
ground, looked
up happy:
- My mother is
looking for me!
Mom! Mom! I am
here! ...- he
shouted.
Following the
voices, before
long, the
mothers of both
were with them.
Upon meeting and
seeing their
babies together,
they began to
fight, each one
accusing the
other one's
offspring of
having taking
themselves away
from home.
The doe's mother
said angry:
- It was your
ugly and dirty
baby that misled
my Tot! My
daughter would
never go away
from me without
letting me
know!
Irritated, the
mother of the
armadillo, then
answered:
- What? Your
daughter is ugly!
Especially, with
those long thin
legs! My Tat is
beautiful! Look
what a beautiful
armour covering
his body he has!
He is also very
obedient. He
never went into
the woods
without telling
me where he was
going. I blame
it on your
daughter, you
know?
And so, from
offence to
offence, the
fight
increasingly
worsened.
Frightened, the
kids looked at
each other and
then ran to
intervene
because their
mothers
continued to
shout and insult
each other.
Suddenly they
heard the
armadillo, which
cried out:
- Stop! Stop
already with
this fight!
Shame on you!
Two mothers
fighting like
that? Is that
what you want to
teach us?
He shouted so
loudly that at
that time,
hearing his
question, the
mothers stopped
fighting and
looked at each
other,
embarrassed.
The little doe
looked at her
mother and
said:
- Mom! How can
two mothers
fight like that?
Nobody's to
blame! Tat and I
met
by chance and I
invited him to
play hide and
seek, and he
accepted! ...
The armadillo
confirmed it
nodding his
head:
- It's true,
believe me!
After that, we
inadvertently
moved away from
home and ended
up getting
lost!
Full of shame,
the mothers
looked at each
other, looked at
the children,
and then the
mother doe
approached the
mother armadillo
and said:
- I am sorry, I
acted wrong. I
was so nervous
about my
daughter's
disappearance
that I said
things without
thinking.
Actually, your
son is very nice.
He is dirty, but
I see that you
are too. It must
be the place
where you live,
right?
And the mother
armadillo
replied
smiling:
- It's true. We
live in a hole
in the ground.
But I was also
very upset and
did not think
before saying
things. Looking
again, your
daughter is
pretty! She is
very lean, but
her hair is
beautiful.
Both made their
peace. Finally,
all was
peaceful.
The two mothers
became very good
friends. They
understood that
they had
differences, and
that that was
not important.
What really
counts is to
accept and live
with differences,
understanding
that we are all
different from
each other, thus
we can not
consider
ourselves better
or worse than
anyone else.
What really
matters is to
accept each one
as they are,
because
accepting
ourselves, we
will know
ourselves better
and we will love
each other.
Meimei
(Psychographed
by Celia X. de
Camargo on
05/09/2011.)
