Jean de La Fontaine | France
The Acorn and the Pumpkin
A man questions nature's design until an acorn falls on him, making him appreciate the wisdom of nature's arrangement.
Once there was a man who lived in the country. One day, he saw a big, round pumpkin growing on a thin stem. Near the pumpkin, on a tall oak tree, he saw small acorns growing. He thought, "This seems wrong."
"If I could change things, I would make pumpkins grow on oak trees. They are big and strong. And I would make the small acorns grow on the thin pumpkin stem," he said to himself.
After thinking a lot, he got tired and decided to rest under the oak tree. Soon, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, an acorn fell from the tree and hit him on the nose.
He woke up quickly, feeling surprised. "Wow!" he said. "What if a big pumpkin fell on my face instead of this small acorn? That would really hurt! Maybe things are made the way they should be after all."
