A deer preferred living alone and stayed away from the herd. One day, while drinking from a clear river, he saw his reflection. Admiring his large antlers, he thought, “How beautiful they are! They look like a crown.” But when he looked at his thin legs, he felt unhappy. Proud of his antlers, he often mocked other deer for having smaller ones.
One day, while grazing, he suddenly sensed danger. Before he could understand what was happening, two fierce cheetahs came running toward him at great speed.
The deer immediately ran as fast as he could. The cheetahs chased him closely. To save his life, he ran with all his strength. His thin legs helped him a lot.
He managed to get far ahead of the cheetahs. Soon, he reached a dense forest.
Suddenly, he felt as if something had grabbed him. He realized that his antlers were stuck in the branches of a tree. He struggled hard, but he couldn’t free himself.
At that moment, he understood,
“I thought my thin legs were weak, but they saved my life. And the antlers I was so proud of have become my enemy.”
Finally, with a stroke of luck, one of his antlers broke, and he managed to escape using his thin legs and saved his life.
Moral:
👉 Do not judge usefulness by appearance.
👉 Something that looks beautiful may still bring trouble, so always be careful.
