Stone and Brain

One day Stone and Brain at school
Accidentally found themselves at the same desk.
Stone was a student not too smart,
And Brain was talented and diligent.

"Stone, I see that you can't cope
With mathematics and with complex tasks.
Let me help you, I'll explain everything intelligibly,
With me, you can solve all the equations!"




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Stone looked at Brain with displeasure
And said: "Thanks, but I'll figure it out without you.
I don't need help, I can handle it myself,
The math isn't that hard!"

Brain smiled, but said nothing.
He realized that Stone needed to try for himself.
Stone labored and tried to solve equations,
But he made mistakes and could not succeed in studies.

Once Stone addressed to Brain:
"I'm sorry, I rejected your help.
I see math requires intelligence,
And I can't do without your help!"

Brain smiled and held out its hand:
"My friend, don't be upset, I'm always ready to help!
Together we can overcome all obstacles,
Mathematics will become your favorite subject!"

So Stone and Brain became the best friends,
They solved equations together with fun.
Stone realized that friendship is a valuable thing,
And he need to use it to the fullest.

Over time, Stone became the best student,
He received praise from teachers and classmates.
And Brain gradually lagged behind the program,
He gave up on himself and began to use drugs.

The moral of this fable is, as usual, very simple:
Share what you have, but don't give it all away,
Otherwise, you will be left with nothing,
And no one will share with you,
Cause the world is cruel,
And in general, life is not worth writing about.



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.