Athlete and Zebra

Zebra galloped through the fields,
Jumping up and down.
Athlete jumped high,
Rotating a ring around his neck.

Zebra admired workmanship
Shown by Athlete,
And decided to learn to perform better,
To be famous all over the world.




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She asked Athlete:
"How can I learn your tricks?"
And Athlete answered:
"You have to train every day."

So Zebra began to train,
And day by day her skills increased.
She jumped over all obstacles,
Like she was real gymnast.

Athlete watched Zebra
And saw, that she was working hard.
And one day Athlete said to Zebra:
"You have become real gymnast!"

Now Zebra performs in arena
And shows real skills.
She deftly twirls somersaults
And juggles under the dome.

But what is Athlete doing,
What happened to him?
Oh, this is no longer interesting,
He is waste material.




The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the 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.