Cow and Owl

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

This Cow dreamed of another life,
About city noise and car headlights.
She wanted to make a career
And achieve some important goals in life.




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And then one day she saw
Old Owl flies in the silence of the night.
Cow said to her: "Owl, how tired I am of living here,
Could you and I swap for a day?"

Owl said in response: "Oh, Cow,
How do you imagine it?
I would like to live in a barn like you,
But I don't know how to get milk!"

But Cow insisted on own, and Owl decided to help her.
So they changed, and Cow became Owl,
Arrived at night in a sleeping city.

But soon she realized her mistake,
Village life wasn't so bad.
And Cow went back to her barn,
Rejoicing in every day lived, given to her from above.

And now every evening she looks into the night
On flying Owls and sparkling stars,
And thinks about how good it is to live at home,
In her barn, where it is always cozy and warm.

Because losers are people too, god loves them no less,
And they deserve their own, separate fable,
In which they are not cowards and weaklings,
But just calm, wise people.
I am the same, unfortunately, we are the majority on earth.



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.