Wadding and Hammer

This story took place in a distant unknown country.
Wadding lived there, soft, weightless and airy.
She flew carefree, like fluff from grandmother's pillow,
She laughed and played with the wind.

Hammer lived nearby, serious and businesslike,
Sturdy, heavy and hard, skilled master of everything.
He lay quietly and confidently, serenely waiting
To get to work at the right time without delay.




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"Oh, Wadding, you are light and fluffy,
All your life is in carefree flights.
But in my hands the strength and power,
I can do different things, I'm creative!"

"Why, Hammer, I need your strength,
When I can fly even without wings?
I am free, like all the birds of the world!"

But one day the clouds thickened tightly,
A thunderstorm swept over the earth.
Lightning flashed, thunder rumbled deafeningly,
And Wadding did not manage to fly away.

At that moment, Wadding realized how much
Defender is worth, strong friend nearby.
She flapped her fluffy wings
And called for help mighty Hammer.

Hammer didn't have to be asked twice,
He instantly appeared next to Wadding
And firmly nailed her to the tree with nails,
Wadding was saved from wind and thunderstorms.

Soon bad weather ended, and sun shone again,
Wadding tried to take off, but found that she could not.
The nails pressed her hard to gnarled bark of the tree,
Infernal power whispered, there would be no more freedom.

So, that was another cautionary tale
From the life of inanimate objects,
Which should show you,
What are you wasting your precious time on.
However, tomorrow here will be a new fable,
Don't even doubt it, come back by all means.



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.