The Biggest Animal of All
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There was once a big bird who lived on a little island. There was a pond on the island. The bird could empty the pond in a single gulp. As he was bigger than the fish and the shrimp living on the island, the bird proudly thought that he was the biggest animal in the world. He laughed at the little fish and shrimp in the pond, and decided to fly across the sea. He kept flying till he felt very tired. He landed on a huge red pillar sticking out from the sea and rested for a while.
Suddenly, the pillar began to move. The frightened bird looked down, and saw that the pillar was actually a huge lobster's feeler. The lobster was as huge as a large boat. The bird realized that he was not the biggest animal of all. So, he drooped his head and flew back to his island. From then on, the bird stopped laughing at the little fish and shrimp in the pond.
The lobster saw the scared bird and thought to himself, "I am so huge! Surely, I am the biggest animal of all!" He became very proud, and laughed at the other animals in the sea. When they swam too close to him, he used his huge claws to chase them away.
One day, The lobster saw a dark cave in front of him. He swam into the cave to rest, and groom his beautiful feelers. Suddenly, there was a loud sneeze. "Achoo!" The lobster was thrown miles away, and broke his spine on a huge rock. From then on, the lobster could not straighten his back. The dark cave was actually the nostril of an enormous whale! This story teaches us to be humble and respectful of others.
