Wild Boar Forest
On the western hillside, lush greenery spread, and potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn were planted. The wild boars eagerly came to settle down.
A few years later, the wild boars multiplied, baring their tusks and twitching their snouts. They trampled the sweet potatoes, knocked over the corn stalks, and turned the potato fields into a mess of pits and hollows. The villagers banged drums and gongs, lit bonfires, and scared the wild boars back into the forest. But as soon as the villagers stopped, the wild boars would emerge from the forest and wreak havoc again. The village chief was furious and raised his hunting rifle, giving the wild boars three days to leave the western hillside. The wild boars complained to the chairman of the Forest Environmental Protection Committee, the elephant, who then sent the red fox to handle the situation.
The red fox arrived at the western hillside and first tried to persuade the village chief with kind words. When the chief ignored him, the fox invoked the “Wildlife Protection Law”:
“Wild boars are a nationally protected species under the law. How can you threaten them with a hunting rifle?”
The village chief did not back down and loudly retorted, “Doesn’t the law protect our property? The wild boars have destroyed our homes. We have every right to protect our hard work and our right to survive!”
The red fox went to the city to seek reinforcements and found an animal protection group.
So, the three parties sat down for a meeting.
The animal protection group from the city started with a logical argument: “In recent years, there have been more trees, more potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, so it’s natural that there are more wild boars. What’s strange is that despite the growing number of wild boars on the western hillside, there haven’t been any bears, tigers, or leopards attracted here. It seems we haven’t done enough to protect the bears, tigers, and leopards.”
The wild boars listened with both joy and fear.
The farmers were frustrated, thinking the city folks were just making empty remarks. The red fox had an idea and suggested that the animal protection group organize a fundraiser to help the farmers move away collectively. The wild boars cheered, the animal protection group agreed, and the farmers, facing the “Wildlife Protection Law,” had no choice but to agree.
So, the animal protection group went to the city to raise funds, and the Forest Environmental Protection Committee also donated precious ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms. Finally, the farmers on the western hillside moved away collectively, and from then on, the western hillside was called Wild Boar Forest.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
