Boxer and Chessplayer

In the hall in the ring, Boxer stood,
He was waiting for his opponent in the match.
Finally the referee announced loudly,
That everything is ready for the decisive battle today.

Then suddenly an incident occurred in the hall,
In the crowd of spectators a voice sounded:
"What are you doing here?
I don't see a worthy opponent for me!"




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Chessplayer was approaching the ring from the side,
He held a bag with chess pieces in his hand.
Boxer was surprised, looked at him intently:
"What this man is doing here, I don't understand!"

Chessplayer smiled and replied:
"I think we could play a game of chess,
Our competition would be interesting and funny.
How do we know which of us will win this battle?"

Boxer really liked this idea,
He agreed to the game with great enthusiasm.
Chessplayer decided to be the first to start the game,
And began to move the pieces on the board.

Boxer thought it was just a game,
But when Chessplayer made another move,
It became clear that he had a secret strategy,
He knew how to count and think outside the box.

They continued to play, fiercely competing,
And every move was very precise and complex.
Chessplayer was the best in this game,
But Boxer learned quickly and made progress.

In the end it was decided,
That the game will end in a draw, and everyone understood,
That everyone in this competition has found something new,
And that made them better than they were before the game.

Now they've become best friends,
And sometimes they even box in the ring,
And Chessplayer always beats Boxer,
Because it's a very, very strange fable.
So thank you for your attention.



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.