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Brave
There was once a big forest in which a lot of animals shared a cheerful life. Inside the big central tree lived a family of little rabbits who had little to eat and numerous members to feed. One of them, the smallest, a little female bunny named Anny, wanted so badly to help her poor family in order for them to be happy.
The lord of the village, a big owl that controlled almost everything that happened there, had lost her daughter on his last trip to the dark forest. He was asking the male members of each family to go and try to find her; whoever did, would receive a large quantity of food to last the winter. The forest was infested with dangerous, big, animals and therefore all the small animals were scared of this task, none went on the quest.
Anny’s father realized that the food would help his family out the current situation, so he considered the idea of undertaking the task.
Anny listen to him talk about it and said;
“Father, let me go with you, let me help you, I am strong enough.”
Her father, angry told her that she would only delay him.
“Females are to stay at home.” Her father firmly said.
Those words made her fury and sad at the same time, she ran to her room and cried.
When her father went to the forest to try to find the Owl’s daughter he got bitten by a group of wolves who heard him when he shouted desperately the little owl’s name.
Anny asked him again if she could try, but firmly he said no. This time, cleverly, Anny waited for the night to fall and cautiously sneaked out to prove her father wrong. The forest was cold and lonely but she wasn’t scared, she bravely sat down to eat something and slowly fell asleep.
Some voices woke her up
“Oh look a litle girl” sounded in the dark.
“who is there?” She responded
“here little girl” The voices said, but she could see anything.
Suddenly two little squirrels came out from the bushes, she asked them politely if they had seen a little owl girl who got lost among the forest.
For her surprise they nodded and told her she had been with them just the day before. They told her they saw her by the river in an old house, Anny asked them if they could take her there. She found the little owl sitting by the river playing with some plants, she told her how her father was looking for her and she took her home. Anny knew her way back, going slowly and cautiously to not be seen by the wolves.
When they arrived everyone was mad at her for risking her life like that but her father felt proud to have a daughter as brave as Anny. Who proved everyone wrong, and saved the little owl all by herself. His father realized that being female or male didn’t matter when you are clever. The food they received lasted all the winter.
