A long time ago, there was a handsome, well-built, young man who was dreaming of marrying the most beautiful maiden he could lay his eyes on. He was boastful and arrogant.
One day, he decided to go up the mountains, and there, he saw a beautiful and lovely maiden wearing the whitest dress. For him, she was the most beautiful maiden he ever saw. As he was getting closer to her, the maiden suddenly disappeared. He went looking for her in the whole forest, until he got tired and mad. And so he screamed: "You are not really beautiful! Did you hear me? You have a flat nose, you're a cross-eyed and you have the biggest ears I've ever seen." He, then, lied down under a tree and saw the beautiful maiden. He was so shocked, he knew that all the things he had said were just out of madness and were not true.
The maiden felt so insulted and hurt that she cursed the man to become a bug. He may only turn back into a human form when he has shown a maiden that will surpass the beauty of the fairy. He flew near and far to find the maiden prettier than the fairy. Day and night, he didn't stop searching. He brought a light with him to help his search during the dark night, he was the only bug with a light, desperately searching so he could go back to normal again.
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Moral Lesson: There are consequences in everything we do, especially in the mistakes we make. Those consequences may cause us to suffer and feel let down, but they will also serve as valuable lessons for us to learn and remember forever. In life, we do make mistakes, we hurt other people and in turn lose their trust. We end up dealing with the consequences and try hard to earn back their trust, just like the firefly in the story.
So, we should always be mindful of the words we say and the things we do. Let us learn to spread only love, especially in these trying times we are experiencing today.
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