Boar and Beetle

Boar and Beetle lived in forest,
They lived ordinary everyday life.
Beetle was small, but active and tireless,
Boar was huge, but lazy and taciturn.

Beetle ate leaves all day without getting tired,
And Boar did not follow diet at all,
But he often lay on couch and watched TV.
Domestic frogs basked on his stomach.




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Once Beetle came up to Boar and said:
"Look at you, your health is at stake.
You don't eat well and don't move much.
Take care of health, otherwise it will be bad."

Boar did not listen Beetle,
He considered Beetle small and stupid.
And Boar was strong and big,
Everything was under his control.

But one day Boar got sick, his stomach swelled,
And he knew he had to take care of himself.
Boar began to move more and watch less TV.
Beetle was always nearby, giving good advice,
So they continued to live together,
They became happy, like never before.

And here is meaning of this fable:
Stop smoking and drinking beer,
Get off couch and take a walk.
May be this will allow you
To live a couple extra years.
Or may be not.




The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically, so translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.