Bear and Bull

Animals lived in clearing in forest,
Everyone sat comfortably in own house,
But among them was one Bull,
Who couldn't enjoy his life.

This Bull dreamed of another life,
About city noise and car headlights.
He wanted to make great career
And achieve important goals in life.




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And then one day he saw
Bear who walked in silence of night.
Bull said: "How tired I am of living here,
Could you and I swap for a day?"

Bear said in response: "Oh, Bull,
How do you imagine it?
I would like to live in barn like you,
But I don't know how to milk cows!"

But Bull insisted on own, and Bear decided to help him.
So they changed, and Bull became Bear.
But soon he realized his mistake,
Village life wasn't so bad.
And Bull went back to his barn,
Rejoicing in every day lived,
Given to him from above.

And now every evening he looks on sparkling stars
And thinks about how good it is to live at home,
In barn, where it is always cozy and warm.
And if anyone thought that this fable about trading,
Then he was wrong, this happens.
Everyone makes mistakes, both people and bulls,
That's how the world works, you know.




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.