The Foolish, Timid Rabbit

Once upon a time, in a beautiful forest, there lived a small, timid rabbit. Even though the forest was calm and safe, the rabbit was always afraid. One day, as he was lying under a palm tree, he began to think. "What if the Earth were to break apart? Oh, what a disaster that would be!" he thought.

Suddenly, a ripe fruit fell from the palm tree and hit the ground with a loud "thud!" The small rabbit, with his active imagination and constant worry, thought it was the sound of the Earth breaking apart.

Terrified, he decided to warn others. He ran as fast as he could, shouting, "Run, run, the Earth is breaking apart!"

A deer heard the rabbit's warning and, without asking, joined him. They both ran together, causing a hare, a boar, and even a lion to join them in their panic.

As the group of animals ran through the forest, a wise old bird saw them. Confused by this chaos, he asked the lion, "Why are all of you running?"

The lion explained, "The rabbit says the Earth is breaking apart!"

Wanting to know the truth, the wise bird flew to the rabbit and asked, "Is it true that the Earth is breaking apart?"

"Yes," replied the scared rabbit. "I heard it with my own ears."

The wise bird, not convinced, asked the rabbit to show him where he had heard the sound. They returned to the palm tree, and the bird quickly saw the ripe fruit on the ground. Understanding what had happened, the bird explained to the rabbit that it was not the Earth breaking apart, but just the sound of a fruit falling from the tree.

When he heard this, the rabbit felt very foolish for causing such a big panic. The wise bird reminded everyone, "It is important not to let our fears and imaginations control us. We must not jump to conclusions without knowing the whole truth."

From that day on, the rabbit and his friends learned to be less fearful and more thoughtful.