In the thick green forests, a baby elephant named Tiny loved to splash in the river and chase dragonflies. Though he was young, he was smaller in size than most animals his age.
But Tiny sometimes felt lonely as the elephants of his age were busy learning tricks to find food, but he was left alone because of the size. Sometimes he felt misfit in his community
One bright morning, while sniffing wildflowers, Tiny Tusker heard a cheerful chirp.
Perched on a branch above was a small yellow bird with a tail like a soft brush.
“Hello there!” she sang. “I’m Mili. Who are you?”
“I’m Tiny,” he rumbled shyly. “Will you play with me?”
At first, playing seemed tricky. Mili could dart through the air while Tiny moved slowly and splashed big puddles. When they tried hide-and-seek, Mili hid so well that Tiny couldn’t find her. When they played chase, his heavy steps shook the ground.
But Mili was clever. “Let’s make a new game,” she chirped. “You can spray water high in the air, and I will fly through the sparkling drops!”
Tiny’s eyes lit up. He filled his trunk, blew a fountain of water, and Mili twirled through the rainbow mist, her feathers glistening. They both laughed Tiny with a trumpet and Mili with a sweet trill.
One afternoon, dark clouds gathered, and a wild wind swept through the forest.
A heavy branch cracked and fell near Mili’s nest. She fluttered in panic. “My eggs!” she cried. “They might break!”
Without thinking, Tiny Tusker rushed forward. He used his strong back to push the fallen branch aside and shielded the nest with his body until the storm passed.
When the sun returned, Mili looked at her safe nest and then at Tiny.
“You may be small for an elephant,” she said softly, “but your heart is the biggest I know.”
From that day on, Tiny and Mili were never apart. He carried her on his head during long forest walks, and she sang him to sleep when stars filled the sky.
Whenever the forest animals teased them for being such an odd pair, Mili would reply,
“Friendship doesn’t care about size or wings or trunks.
It only cares about love.”
Moral:
True friends may look different, but they understand and protect each other, making the world a happier place.