When I was little, like 5th grade or so, I read this fanfic of a popular fairy tale. The author had mixed 2 famous fairy tales.
Here are the summary of the originals
1. A fox sees a grape vine. He tries to eat them but they are out of his reach. He gives up by saying-
"Who even wants to eat grapes? They are sour."
Moral: Losers make excuses.
2. A wood cutter was cutting a thick log of wood. He got tired midway and decided to take a rest, leaving the axe there. A monkey comes, fooling around and the axe accidentally falls on his tail, cutting it.
Moral: Foolish people cause harm to themselves
And the fanfic the author wrote was this
Once a fox passes through a grape vine. A monkey, who sees this asks the fox to eat the grapes hanging. The fox says
"I don't like grapes, since they are sour."
To this, the monkey replies,
"Haha, I knew you would say that. My mother told me that your species are such losers that they rather make excuses than to do any work!"
To this, the fox says
"Well, my mother told me that your species is so foolish you people keep on cutting your tails!"
Due to this, a fight begins between both and....
That's all.
Now your turn, what happens next?
As the monkey throws insulting words like rotten bananas, and as the fox keeps spouting nonsense like vomiting sour fruits, which we know they hate, an angel suddenly came from Heaven.
"Ah, guys...," said by the angel.
The angel is standing on the side of the fox and monkey who are getting aggressive as time goes by.
"Guys...," articulated by the angel.
The two are using body languages; the fox has his head proudly turned away from the monkey while one of her ears is twitching while facing the monkey; the monkey, on the other hand, due to his utter laziness, is lying down in front of the fox, supporting his head with his hand, and swaying and pointing his other hand to the fox.
"Guys, listen!" The angel warned.
The fox who does not look at the deplorable animal in front of him was further infuriated when the monkey used his feet to point at her.
As if a nerve was visibly seen on the forehead of the angel, the angel decided to punish them. The angel emitted a blinding light that was gone in three seconds.
The fox and the monkey closed their eyes, and saw the angel with large flapping wings. They were relieved. Why? If the two have something they agree on, it's that they thought that the angel would side with themselves and punish the other insolent animal.
Little did they know that the angel's job is retribution, to teach the two quarelling animals a lesson.
The angel switched the souls of two animals with each other. With a smile and while waving a hand, the angel disappeared as if nothing.
The two animals, confused, forgot the matter they were discussing about. Blankly, they went on with their own businesses.
The fox in the monkey's body played with the wood cutter's axe and got the monkey's tail cut. The monkey in the fox's body on the other hand, realizing that his own tail was cut, payed no attention as he is too tired.
They were later on switched back to their own bodies.
Double the pain for the fox and a loss tail for the monkey, this continuation of the story is so boring haha I'm sorry.
Moral: Foolishness combined with laziness will only cause more pain and loss, so man up, make truce, and fight for a better cause!
As the monkey throws insulting words like rotten bananas, and as the fox keeps spouting nonsense like vomiting sour fruits, which we know they hate, an angel suddenly came from Heaven.
"Ah, guys...," said by the angel.
The angel is standing on the side of the fox and monkey who are getting aggressive as time goes by.
"Guys...," articulated by the angel.
The two are using body languages; the fox has his head proudly turned away from the monkey while one of her ears is twitching while facing the monkey; the monkey, on the other hand, due to his utter laziness, is lying down in front of the fox, supporting his head with his hand, and swaying and pointing his other hand to the fox.
"Guys, listen!" The angel warned.
The fox who does not look at the deplorable animal in front of him was further infuriated when the monkey used his feet to point at her.
As if a nerve was visibly seen on the forehead of the angel, the angel decided to punish them. The angel emitted a blinding light that was gone in three seconds.
The fox and the monkey closed their eyes, and saw the angel with large flapping wings. They were relieved. Why? If the two have something they agree on, it's that they thought that the angel would side with themselves and punish the other insolent animal.
Little did they know that the angel's job is retribution, to teach the two quarelling animals a lesson.
The angel switched the souls of two animals with each other. With a smile and while waving a hand, the angel disappeared as if nothing.
The two animals, confused, forgot the matter they were discussing about. Blankly, they went on with their own businesses.
The fox in the monkey's body played with the wood cutter's axe and got the monkey's tail cut. The monkey in the fox's body on the other hand, realizing that his own tail was cut, payed no attention as he is too tired.
They were later on switched back to their own bodies.
Double the pain for the fox and a loss tail for the monkey, this continuation of the story is so boring haha I'm sorry.
Moral: Foolishness combined with laziness will only cause more pain and loss, so man up, make truce, and fight for a better cause!
Another moral we can get, from the angel this time: Silence speaks louder than words. More likely perhaps, if it is accompanied by a blinding light.
