8 ELEPHANTS & THE CANDY TREE

Let’s enjoy reading another wonderful fable from ‘8 Elephants & A Dreaming Dragon’

 

THE CANDY TREE

8 elephants woke up in the dark and tried to find their way in the room and bumped into something.

 

The 1st elephant touched the Dragon’s foot and said: It feels like it is a honey cruller.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 2^nd elephant licked the Dragon’s arm and said: It tastes like vanilla ice cream.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 3r^d elephant smelled the Dragon’s belly and said: It smells like a chewing gum.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 4^th elephant touched her tail and said: It feels as a long stretched toffee.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 5^th elephant pulled her whiskers and said: It feels like a cotton candy.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 6^th elephant touched her chicks and nose and then ears and said: It feels like Marshmallows, a chocolate cake and blueberry muffins.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 7^th elephant touched her back and wings and said: It It feels like pineapples and bananas.

So the 8^th said: No, no, no, it’s not.

 

The 8 elephants started arguing each who is right, when the Dreaming Dragon tried to stop them and said: I am a Dragon; it’s me, your friend.  But no one heard her.

 

All asked the 8^th elephant: Please tell us, what is it then?

So the 8^th elephant said: it must be a candy tree, let’s jump on it and eat it whole.

 

Wait! Wait! Wait!

It’s me, your friend, the Dragon.

The Dreaming Dragon opened one eye and then the other to see that there is not even one elephant there and went back to sleep.

‘Was it a dream or not?!’ thought the Dreaming Dragon and closed her eyes again.

 

 

By the author

Did you like these elephants? This parable obviously resolves the conflict, and is used to illustrate the principle of living in harmony with people who have different belief systems.

 

Morality and message:

• Kids love candies and dragons love to dream.
• Truth can be stated in different ways.

 

 

As we join together, forming networks of human concern about the future, we will find the strength and wisdom needed to create a better future for all.

Raising humanity on a new path

 

It all starts with YOU!

With playful regards,

Galorian