The beautiful story of the chained elephant

The story of the chained elephant tells us that in a small town there lived a very playful, curious and fun child.. His parents had a farm and he considered all the animals his friends. Chickens, ducks, pigs and cows were his playmates. He had baptized them all and spoke to them as if they could understand him.

One day a gigantic circus arrived in that town. The boy from the story of the chained elephant I had never seen a circus. The kids at school did nothing but comment on the event. After classes, everyone went to watch how they set up the tent and how they prepared everything to perform their first performance.

The little boy asked his parents that they will take him to see the circus. He couldn’t wait to watch the jugglers, the clowns and, of course, the tamers. He had noticed that they carried colossal and mysterious animals with them. A tiger, a lion, an elephant and several zebras. Quite a feast for the boy.

An afternoon at the circus

The boy’s parents agreed to take him. The little boy was totally excited. He almost couldn’t sleep on Saturday night, knowing that the next day he would see the long-awaited show that had him intrigued. At first light he got up from his bed. He was ready in two for three. It was as if the hours did not pass, until the moment finally arrived.

They bought the boy popcorn and cotton candy. He enjoyed the treats from it, but more from watching the show, which seemed from another world to him. He loved trapeze artists and, of course, animal acts. The lion was so docile that he greeted the public. The zebras were so agile, they ran in perfect circles without missing a beat. And the elephant was so nice who stood on two legs and joked with clowns.

The little boy was so fascinated that at the end of the performance he wanted to go to the back room to see the artists and, of course, the wonderful animals. He did so. He walked with his parents through the place and in the background he saw that the wild animals were in cages. The elephant, however, was outdoors . The boy approached and saw that one of his legs was tied, with a huge chain, to a stake that was in the floor. The animal did not move, but remained there patiently.

An intrigue in the story of the chained elephant

The story of the chained elephant says that the boy went home thoughtful. He hadn’t liked seeing the animals in his cages. However, What had impacted him the most was the elephant. He was free, but at the same time he remained tied. Although the chain was thick, it was obvious that the elephant could get rid of it whenever it wanted. After all, it was a gigantic animal.

The boy asked his parents why the elephant was tied with chains. They replied, “So that I don’t run away”. So that she doesn’t run away? He could run away whenever he wanted! A chain and a small stake were no obstacle for him. So, “Why don’t you run away?”the boy asked. The parents raised their shoulders and did not answer him anything..

The boy continued with his concern and the next day he asked his natural sciences teacher the same question. She gave him a blunt answer: “He doesn’t run away because he’s trained”. And she explained to him what training was..

The reasons not to flee

The boy in the story of the chained elephant then understood that no matter how big the animal was, there had also been a time when it was small. At that time they had tied one of its legs to a chain and a small stake. The boy imagined how much the baby elephant would have struggled to free itself from that tether, without succeeding..

The little boy realized that the elephant had not been able to realize that he had grown up and that he was a formidable animal.. In his mind only the memory of that fierce fight against a chain and a stake that would not give way had remained. Therefore, although he could now free himself, he no longer tried. The memory of the impossible of the past was stronger than the real possibility of the present.

The story of the chained elephant is similar to that of many people who remain tied to a bad experience from yesterday. They never try again because the memory of a bad past is stronger than the real possibilities of a present that could change everything.

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