Moral story about greed: The Thief Rat’s Transformation
- The thief rat was a bad guy. He rode a big horse, galloping down the road, robbing passersby’s food as he went. A rabbit came hopping along, and the thief rat blocked her path. “Hand over your butter cake and pudding!”
- A squirrel came pushing a cart, and the thief rat pulled his horse to a stop in front of him. “Stop right there! Leave your toll!”
- The thief rat never stopped robbing. All the animals passing by on the road grew thinner and thinner, while the thief rat got fatter and fatter because he took and ate all their food.
- One day, a duck ran into the thief rat. Before the thief rat could say a word, the duck quacked, “Wait! I have an older sister, and she has all sorts of delicious food. She lives in a cave beyond the mountain.”
- “Great! Lead the way!” The duck led the thief rat on their journey. They walked and walked until they stopped in front of a desolate cave. The duck quacked into the cave, “Sister—” “Sister, sister…” the cave echoed back.
- The thief rat shouted loudly, “Do you have lots of cake and chocolate?” The cave echoed, “Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate…” “I’m going in to take them all!” The cave responded, “Take them, take them…” The thief rat strode into the cave. The duck turned around, jumped onto the horse, and dashed off down the road.
- That night, everyone celebrated. They no longer had to be afraid, as the thief rat was surely trapped inside the cave for good.
- Now, as for the thief rat, he kept shouting and wandering around in the echoing cave until… he finally walked out of the dark cave, only to find himself on the other side of the mountain. By then, he had grown skinny and dry, and his temper had softened a lot.
- He never robbed on the road again and even found a job at a cake shop.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
