Bibliography: This story is part of the Tales of a Parrot unit. Story source: The Tooti Nameh or Tales of a Parrot, by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi (1801).Once there was an elk and an ass eating in a garden together. The ass suddenly felt the urge to sing.
He exclaimed to the elk, I want to sing, this garden is giving us its great fruit and it is a beautiful night. I have a wonderful feeling and due to the circumstances we are in, I feel like it would be pleasant to sing!
The elk replied to him and said, "No. I understand you feel good and I share those feelings as well. I agree that is is a beautiful night and I too am joyous for the food we have eaten. But If you were to sing now it would awaken the gardener and we would be captured and made prisoners like if a man were to steal fruit from a garden. Your voice is loud and unsettling and if you were to sing our night would absolutely be ruined, you have to be aware of your situation."
The Ass ignored this message and said, "But I have free will, I wish to show my joy through song. What harm could it bring?"
The ass sang, the gardener woke up and captured them both.
This moral of this story is that you have to be aware of your surroundings and act accordingly, and if you don't you may disrupt the peace you are currently in.
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