A Thunny and A Dolphin
A frightened Thunny being chased by a Dolphin cleverly leads them both to the shore, where they both get stranded.
Once upon a time, in the vast and shimmering ocean, a Thunny, a kind of fish, found itself being chased by a Dolphin. The Thunny was very scared and started to swim towards the shore, where the water wasn't too deep.
The Dolphin, determined to catch the Thunny, followed him into the shallow water. But the Thunny was clever. Seeing the Dolphin was still chasing him, the Thunny swam even closer to the beach, where the waves were strong and the water was much shallower.
Suddenly, a large wave lifted the Thunny and threw him onto the sandy beach. The Thunny found himself out of the water, unable to swim back to the ocean.
The Dolphin, too eager and moving too fast, couldn't stop in time. He also ended up on the beach, out of the water and stranded just like the Thunny.
Seeing this, the Thunny looked at the Dolphin, who was now in the same difficult situation as him. The Thunny then said, "Even though I'm in trouble, I feel a little better knowing that the one who wanted to harm me is also in trouble."
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Once upon a time, in the big, shiny ocean, a Thunny, which is a kind of fish, was being chased by a Dolphin.
The Thunny was very scared and swam quickly towards the shore, where the water wasn’t so deep.
The Dolphin, wanting to catch the Thunny, kept following him into the shallow water.
But the Thunny was smart.
He noticed that the Dolphin was still after him, so he swam even closer to the shore, where the waves were stronger and the water was even shallower.
Suddenly, a big wave picked up the Thunny and threw him onto the sandy beach.
The Thunny found himself out of the water, unable to swim back.
The Dolphin, who was moving too fast, couldn’t stop in time.
He also ended up on the beach, stuck out of the water, just like the Thunny.
The Thunny looked at the Dolphin, who was now in the same bad situation.
The Thunny said, “Even though I’m in trouble, I feel a bit better knowing that the one who tried to hurt me is also in trouble.”
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Reflection Questions
- Why do you think the Thunny decided to swim towards the beach even though he knew he might end up out of the water?
- How did the Dolphin's eagerness to catch the Thunny lead to his own trouble?
- Can you think of a time when someone's haste or desire to win caused them problems?
- What does this story teach us about being too eager to defeat others and not thinking about the consequences?
- How can we use the lesson from this story in our own lives to make better decisions when competing or chasing a goal?
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