The Pirli parrot. Modern fable for children
The Pirli parrot is a modern fable for children written by María O'Donnel. In this fable we are taught the importance of saving the secrets of others and of asking for forgiveness when we make mistakes. Teaching children moral values is easy when they are done through fables. The little animals in
The Pirli parrot is a modern fable for children written by María O'Donnel.
In this fable we are taught the importance of saving the secrets of others and of asking for forgiveness when we make mistakes.
Teaching children moral values is easy when they are done through fables. The little animals in the forest create complicated situations in which children can intervene with their own solutions.
The Pirli parrot. Modern fable about keeping secrets
When the parrot Pirli arrived in the forest, it did not take long to make friends. He always told amazing stories of the countries where he had been. The hedgehog Pua, the Rattlesnake squirrel and the Tragoncete bear used to sit in a circle to hear it. But Pirli had two major flaws: he talked too much and did not know how to keep a secret. One day Pirli learned that Cascabel had collected many supplies for winter
: nuts, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, acorns and mushrooms. He found it very funny to tell someone. The next day, when Pirli was in the pine where Cascabel had histreasures se, a magpie he did not know landed next to him.
- Hello Magpie- said Pirli. - Do you want me to tell you a secret?
- Of course! - She said. - Tell me! - In this pine there are hidden many fruits so that my friend, thesquirrel Cascabel
will spend the winter.
- How interesting! - The unknown magpie said. And Pirli left happy because someone had paid attention to her. The magpie when left alone took advantage to sneak into the pine tree and
eat
all the food.
When Cascabel returned home he saw that his pantry was empty. - Who will it have been? - He wondered crying
the squirrel.
Then Pirli confessed to Cascabel that he had told his secret to an unknown magpie. Pirli realized his mistake, he asked the squirrel perd for forgiveness and helped her to collect all the fruits again. Moraleja
: Do not talk without thinking or someone you can harm.
