When I was around five years old,
I was taken to the Zoo.
I was blond, and small, and shy,
nothing was I dared to do.
A group of older schoolboys stood
next to the cage of monkeys,
"You're ugly!" they mocked the chimps,
"You are ugly!" they chanted.
I threaded my way through them, and
bravely stopped before the bars,
"You're beautiful, beautiful!"
I started to shout aloud.
This story was told by my grandmother so many times, but I don't know what happened after that... I'd like to think the boys fell silent, ashamed, but more likely they didn't care about me so much... :D
I was taken to the Zoo.
I was blond, and small, and shy,
nothing was I dared to do.
A group of older schoolboys stood
next to the cage of monkeys,
"You're ugly!" they mocked the chimps,
"You are ugly!" they chanted.
I threaded my way through them, and
bravely stopped before the bars,
"You're beautiful, beautiful!"
I started to shout aloud.
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| My grandmother and I |
This story was told by my grandmother so many times, but I don't know what happened after that... I'd like to think the boys fell silent, ashamed, but more likely they didn't care about me so much... :D
Photos were taken at Budapest Zoo in 2004.
That is a wonderful story! But I do hate to see animals in cages.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with you. You can feel their sadness... ♥
DeleteWhat a lot of different animals. They look cared for so it doesn't look so bad for them. :)
ReplyDeleteFortunately, more and more zoos try to make the animal homes comfortable and more natural, and try to make their lives interesting and active... :-)
DeleteOh my goodness, is that a baby camel? It looks so cute! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't like zoos very much either. Preserving and protecting endangered species? Perhaps in some cases...
The story you told is wonderful. I believe the boys wanted to look unperturbed, but perhaps something good happened in their minds.
Have a lovely weekend, Edit, and remember that your comments are never too long. :)
Thank you for the lovely words, dear Sara! I think the zoos have been changing a lot... fortunately. :-)
Deletelovely animals at the zoo.
ReplyDeleteThank you! :-)
Deleteoh dear this poetic story is so inspirational!!!
ReplyDeletemay be the boys did not care that time but she discovered her and that was truly amazing.
i clicked on image and saw your beautiful grandmother and you in pretty green,you look adorable dear friend!
photos are stunning
Oh, thank you so much! You are so kind! :-)
DeleteHello mate greeat blog post
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