Hamster and Cloud

Hamster lived in a comfortable cage,
He gnawed nuts and ran in the wheel,
Dreamed about different adventures,
About freedom and endless expanses.

One day Hamster looked up into the sky
And saw Cloud, fluffy and white.
It floated lightly, as if a feather soared,
And dream was born in the heart of Hamster.




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"Oh, Cloud, huge and fluffy!
Why are you floating in the sky so high?
I dream of being free like you,
I want to leave my cage and run to infinity!"

Cloud smiled and answered like this:
"Little Hamster, first know yourself!
Freedom is not just a road beyond the horizon,
It lives inside you, in your soul!"

Hamster thought, his heart fluttered.
He realized that freedom is not circumstance,
But the state of mind, where happiness flourishes,
Where dreams and love shine brighter than stars.

So, sitting in a cage, Hamster realized
That freedom is not tied to a particular place,
And that everyone can grow Cloud of dreams
Inside heart, regardless of the outside world.

From now on, Hamster was happy and free,
Joy and love lived in his cage,
He knew he had a whole world inside him,
Where dreams float in the sky like clouds.

And when Hamster runs in his wheel,
When he gnaws nuts or rummages through rags,
He knows freedom is within him
And no cage can limit it.

People living in cages like to repeat this fable.
Because they are in cages.
Because they are people.



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.