Fable: The Squirrel and the Wolf

The squirrel leaped from branch to branch and fell straight onto the sleeping wolf. The wolf sprang up and wanted to eat her. The squirrel began to beg: "Let me go." The wolf said: "All right, I'll let you go, but you must tell me why you squirrels are so cheerful. I'm always bored, and when I look at you, you're all up there playing and jumping." The squirrel said: "Let me up the tree first, I'll tell you from there, otherwise I'm afraid of you." The wolf let her go, and the squirrel went up the tree and said from there: "You're bored because you're angry. Anger burns your heart. And we're cheerful because we're kind and do no harm to anyone."