Elephant and Whale

In the spacious ocean, in the bottomless depths,
There lived majestic Whale, the master of all the seas.
He swam serenely, like the lord of the waves,
With his power and greatness, he surprised the whole world.

And on the ground, among forests and steppes,
There lived huge Elephant, unique in its beauty.
Strong and wise, he walked the earth proudly,
Contemplating the world from the height of his greatness.




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One day Elephant and Whale met on the shore,
They were amazed and could not believe their eyes.
Whale looked at Elephant as at giant of the earth,
Elephant was surprised by Whale as a sea miracle.

They greeted and talked about their elements,
Whale spoke of the greatness of the oceans,
Elephant spoke about expanses of the earth's distances,
And they realized that the world is huge and immense.

Their friendship was strong, despite all the differences,
Elephant and Whale have become symbols of strength.
They realized that the world is an endless mosaic of varieties,
And this space is more than enough for every creature.

And so it was until a man came ashore,
Who opened totalizator and took bets on everything.
The man asked:
"Well, so which of you is stronger, who will overcome whom?"
And you know what happened next. Peace was over.



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.