Caterpillar and Rhinoceros

Caterpillar and Rhinoceros lived in the forest,
They lived together, an ordinary everyday life.
Caterpillar was small, but active and tireless,
Rhinoceros was huge, but lazy and taciturn.

Caterpillar ate the leaves, all day long without getting tired,
And Rhinoceros did not follow diet at all,
But he often lay on the couch and watched everything on TV.
Domestic frogs basked on his stomach.




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Once Caterpillar came up to Rhinoceros and spoke:
"Look at you, your health is at stake!
You don't eat well and don't move much!
Take care of your health, otherwise it will be bad!"

But Rhinoceros did not listen to Caterpillar,
He considered her small, stupid and fussy,
And he was strong and big,
Everything in the world was under his control.

But one day Rhinoceros got sick, his stomach swelled,
And in that moment, he knew he had to take care of himself.
Rhinoceros began to move more and watch less TV,
And Caterpillar was always nearby, giving good advice.
So they continued to live together, Caterpillar and Rhinoceros,
They became happy like never before.

And here is the moral of this fable:
Stop smoking, stop drinking beer, stop eating fast food!
Get off the couch and go outside, take a walk!
What, can't you hear me? Don't pretend you don't hear!

"Okay, okay, don't yell. I'll get up,
I'll just finish watching the talk show.
Then I'll have a beer and eat a couple of burgers.
Then I'll have a smoke break, then some more beer.
Then I'll compose a new fable, and after that I'll start a new life.
I can do everything, just don't yell.
Better bring cigarettes so I don't have to get up from the couch."



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.