Be Yourself, Not Someone Else! | 3 Animal Stories with a Powerful Lesson

0:00 Little Fox.

0:04 There was once a swallow that lived in the green forest.

0:08 He was handsome.

0:10 He had pretty feathers.

0:12 The girlirds would say,

0:15 "Oh, he's so handsome.

0:17 His feathers are beautiful."

0:21 The swallow was proud of his good looks.

0:24 And every day he looked into his mirror.

0:28 Look at my feathers.

0:30 They are so soft and beautiful.

0:33 I am a lovely bird.

0:38 One day a crow was flying by.

0:41 He heard the swallow singing.

0:44 I am so wonderful.

0:48 I am so beautiful.

0:51 I have the best feathers in the world.

0:56 The crow stopped and looked at the swallow.

1:01 What are you singing about?

1:03 I am the prettiest bird in the sky.

1:07 You must be very jealous.

1:09 You are not pretty like me.

1:12 The crow became very angry.

1:17 You think that you are so great.

1:19 My feathers are much better than yours.

1:23 You are joking.

1:24 Your feathers are black and thick.

1:27 Mine are light and beautiful.

1:31 The crow and the swallow began to argue.

1:35 They argued about who had better feathers.

1:38 They argued and argued and argued.

1:43 Your feathers may be light and beautiful, but mine are much better.

1:49 Nonsense.

1:49 Only a fool would say your feathers are better than mine.

1:55 The crow was clever.

1:57 He could prove that his feathers were better.

2:01 All right, let us go to the wise bird of the north.

2:05 We will ask her who has better feathers.

2:09 I will go because I like to hear

2:11 other birds tell me how wonderful my feathers look.

2:15 The wise bird will choose me.

2:20 So the two birds flew north to see the wise bird of the north.

2:26 On the way to see the wise bird, the crow and the swallow passed many birds.

2:32 All of the other birds thought that the swallow was very handsome.

2:38 Oh, look at him.

2:40 He is handsome.

2:42 He sure is.

2:43 He is the most handsome bird.

2:47 As the birds flew north, the air became cooler.

2:52 I am getting cold.

2:54 It is very cold here in the north.

2:57 Yes, it is.

2:58 The north is very cold.

3:00 We should hurry to the wise bird's house.

3:03 Yes, let's hurry.

3:06 As the birds flew even further north, it started to snow.

3:12 Now it was very cold.

3:14 The swallow had to stop flying.

3:18 I am freezing.

3:20 I cannot fly anymore.

3:24 The problem is that your feathers are not very good.

3:28 My feathers are strong and thick.

3:31 They keep me warm.

3:33 The crow helped to warm the swallow with his feathers.

3:38 You are right.

3:39 Your feathers are warm.

3:41 They are very warm.

3:43 Whose feathers are better, mine or yours?

3:47 I guess yours are better.

3:49 I was too proud of my feathers.

3:53 When the birds returned home, the swallow told everyone what had happened.

3:59 Crow saved my life with his wonderful feathers.

4:04 Hooray for Crow.

4:07 Oh, Crow, you do have nice thick black feathers.

4:11 They are excellent.

4:15 From that day on, the swallow never flaunted his feathers in front of others.

4:24 Once upon a time, there was a big farm.

4:28 On this farm lived a donkey, a lap dog, and their master.

4:34 The farmer was very fond of his lap dog.

4:37 M the dog knew many tricks.

4:41 He made the farmer laugh.

4:48 The donkey worked very hard for his master.

4:52 He wanted to please the farmer.

4:54 But the farmer did not notice.

4:58 "I wish I didn't have to work so hard,"

5:02 said the donkey.

5:03 The dog does nothing.

5:06 But the farmer still loves him.

5:09 I wish I could do nothing.

5:14 Of course, the donkey had a warm stable to sleep in.

5:18 He had lots of food to eat and water to drink.

5:22 The farmer made sure the donkey was as comfortable as any other donkey.

5:27 But the donkey was still jealous of the dog.

5:32 The donkey wanted to live inside the house with the farmer.

5:36 He wanted to sit around and do nothing, just like the dog.

5:43 One day, the donkey decided to quit being a donkey.

5:47 I am going to be just like the dog,

5:51 said the donkey.

5:52 Then the farmer will love me as much as he loves the dog.

5:59 The donkey ran into his master's house.

6:03 He tried to remember what the dog did.

6:06 The donkey tried to chase his tail like the dog.

6:10 Then he jumped up and down like the dog.

6:14 Where is the farmer?

6:16 Wonder the donkey.

6:19 No, no, no, shouted the farmer.

6:23 The donkey jumped up and landed on the farmer's lap.

6:27 Then he licked the farmer's face just like the dog.

6:31 The donkey waited for the farmer to pet him

6:34 on the head or give him a special treat.

6:38 But instead of a treat, the donkey got a big surprise.

6:43 "What a crazy donkey!" shouted the farmer as he smacked the donkey on its head.

6:51 From that day on, the farmer made the donkey work harder and harder.

6:56 I'm so miserable,

6:59 cried the donkey.

7:00 Why did I ever want to be like the dog?

7:04 He wailed.

7:06 It is better to be happy with what you have

7:09 than to take something you are not fit to receive.

7:17 Once a group of frogs lived in a little pond.

7:21 They lived there happily.

7:23 Let's have a jumping contest.

7:26 I bet I can jump the highest.

7:29 You always want to show off.

7:32 Go ahead, show us how high you can jump.

7:36 Frog Al knew how to jump the highest.

7:39 He had learned how to bounce off a seaweed pod.

7:43 This made him jump very high.

7:47 Wow, how does he jump so high?

7:50 All the other frogs wanted to jump high,

7:53 but they could not jump higher than Frog Al did.

7:57 Frog Al was very proud.

8:00 See, I am better than everyone else.

8:03 I am the greatest jumper.

8:06 I am sure that there is someone who is better than you.

8:10 Everyone has at least one weakness.

8:14 Yeah, like diving.

8:16 I am sure one of us can dive further than you.

8:21 Oh yeah.

8:22 Okay, then let's have a diving contest.

8:27 All the frogs lined up on the edge of a rock to dive.

8:34 Ready, set, DIVE.

8:39 When the other frogs jumped in, Al sank furthest to the bottom.

8:44 See, I told you I am better than everyone else.

8:51 I am the greatest.

8:55 Well, maybe you are, but you should not boast so much.

9:00 Right, Al?

9:01 You boast too much.

9:04 One day, the frogs were enjoying the sun.

9:07 A big ox came to drink at the pond.

9:11 Hey, let's get out of here quickly.

9:13 There's a huge beast coming.

9:16 Yeah, let's hide until he leaves.

9:20 But soon they found that the ox was harmless.

9:24 He is only drinking the water.

9:27 So they all came out to admire him.

9:30 Look how huge the beast is.

9:33 Yeah.

9:34 It would take hundreds of us to make one of him.

9:39 Huh?

9:39 He's not so big.

9:41 I can be as big as he is.

9:44 Just watch.

9:46 Frog Al drew in a deep breath and puffed his belly out.

9:53 You're very little.

9:55 Far too little.

10:01 You are not even bigger than his foot.

10:05 Not bigger.

10:06 I can be as big as he is.

10:08 Just watch.

10:10 Is this big enough?

10:13 You're very little.

10:15 Still too little.

10:18 Too little.

10:19 I can be as big as he is.

10:22 How about this?

10:24 Is this big enough?

10:27 You're very little.

10:29 Far too little.

10:31 Still not big enough.

10:35 What?

10:35 Still not big enough.

10:37 I can be as big as he is.

10:40 Just watch.

10:42 How about this?

10:43 Is this big enough now?

10:47 No.

10:47 Still not nearly big enough.

10:50 Now you had better stop.

10:53 You might burst your belly.

10:55 The ox was watching the frog getting bigger and bigger.

10:59 He thought it was very funny.

11:02 Out of curiosity, he stepped on the strange frog to see what would happen.

11:09 Pop!

11:10 Oh my!

11:11 What a pity!

11:13 His boasting cost him his life after all!

11:18 Then the frogs hopped sadly away.