‎قِصَّةُ السُّلَحْفَاةِ الذَّكِيَّةِ

‎كَانَ يَا مَا كَانَ، فِي غَابَةٍ جَمِيلَةٍ هَادِئَةٍ، سُلَحْفَاةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ تُدْعَى لُؤْلُؤَةَ. كَانَتْ لُؤْلُؤَةُ بَطِيئَةَ الحَرَكَةِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُحِبُّ التَّفْكِيرَ وَالتَّأَمُّلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقُومَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ. ‎فِي أَحَدِ الأَيَّامِ، قَرَّرَتِ الحَيَوَانَاتُ الذَّهَابَ إِلَى النَّهْرِ لِلشُّرْبِ. رَكَضَ الأَرْنَبُ بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَقَفَزَ الغَزَالُ بِخِفَّةٍ، أَمَّا لُؤْلُؤَةُ فَمَشَتْ بِهُدُوءٍ وَهِيَ تَنْظُرُ حَوْلَهَا بِعِنَايَةٍ. ‎وَفَجْأَةً، وَصَلَ الأَرْنَبُ بِسُرْعَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَنْتَبِهْ إِلَى الحِجَارَةِ، فَانْزَلَقَ وَسَقَطَ فِي الوَحْلِ! حَاوَلَ الخُرُوجَ بِسُرْعَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ ازْدَادَ تَعَبًا. ‎وَصَلَتْ لُؤْلُؤَةُ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ، فَتَوَقَّفَتْ وَفَكَّرَتْ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ:
«سَأَتَحَرَّكُ بِبُطْءٍ، وَأَضَعُ قَدَمَيَّ عَلَى الأَمَاكِنِ الثَّابِتَةِ». ‎اِقْتَرَبَتْ بِهُدُوءٍ، وَسَاعَدَتِ الأَرْنَبَ عَلَى الخُرُوجِ خُطْوَةً خُطْوَةً. شَكَرَهَا الأَرْنَبُ وَقَالَ بِخَجَلٍ:
«تَعَلَّمْتُ اليَوْمَ أَنَّ السُّرْعَةَ لَيْسَتْ دَائِمًا الحَلَّ، وَأَنَّ التَّفْكِيرَ قَبْلَ التَّصَرُّفِ مُهِمٌّ». ‎اِبْتَسَمَتْ لُؤْلُؤَةُ وَقَالَتْ:
«التَّفْكِيرُ يَجْعَلُنَا نَخْتَارُ الطَّرِيقَ الصَّحِيحَ». ‎فرحت الحيواناتُ جميعًا، وتعلّموا أنّ عدم التسرّع، والتأمّل، والتفكير الهادئ يساعدهم على تجنّب الأخطاء. <####eng> The Story of the Wise Turtle Once upon a time, in a beautiful and quiet forest, there was a small turtle named Lulu’a. Lulu’a moved slowly, but she loved thinking and reflecting before doing anything. One day, the animals decided to go to the river to drink. The rabbit ran quickly, and the deer jumped lightly, while Lulu’a walked calmly, looking around carefully. Suddenly, the rabbit arrived very fast, but he did not notice the stones. He slipped and fell into the mud! He tried to get out quickly, but he became more tired. After a while, Lulu’a arrived. She stopped and thought, then said:
“I will move slowly and place my feet on the stable spots.” She approached calmly and helped the rabbit get out step by step. The rabbit thanked her and said shyly:
“Today I learned that speed is not always the solution, and that thinking before acting is important.” Lulu’a smiled and said:
“Thinking helps us choose the right path.” All the animals were happy and learned that not rushing, reflecting, and calm thinking help them avoid mistakes. From that day on, they began to think before acting, and they became safer and happier.