Cat and Box

Cat lived in the city, imposing and lazy,
He climbed the roofs and slept on windowsill.
But one day he saw Box
And decided to climb into it to sit inside.

Box was small and cramped,
But Cat ignored it:
"I will freely fit in this space,
I'll be master of small volume!"




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Cat jumped into Box, but did not fit in it,
And painfully knocked on a hard edge.
He turned, tried to climb inside again,
But again ran into the walls of Box.

Cat cried out in frustration:
"How is it, why? I'm proud and powerful!
Why can't I handle this Box?
Am I just a little kitten now?!"

Box was silent, being lifeless and empty,
But it kept some wisdom inside.
"Cat, your stupidity and laziness won,
You don't see the truth before you!
True greatness is not in size,
It's about how we deal with limitations.
You can get in, and you can get out,
But you don’t understand the essence!"

Cat looked at Box and understood these thoughts,
He realized how deluded his pride was.
It's not the size that makes him strong,
But the ability to see the smallest truths.

So Cat left Box, but he did not forget,
That greatness is in the depths of his soul.
He became more humble and wiser being,
Following the lessons that fate sent him.

Now Cat roams the city with a proud posture,
But in his heart he bears the lessons of wise Box.
Cat knows that size does not determine strength,
And that true greatness lies within us.

It seems that Cat become Hare from another fable,
Who comprehended the secret of inner freedom,
However, let's not confuse Cat with Hare,
Otherwise, samsara will break completely.



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.