A man sat alone drenched in deep in sadness. All the animals drew near to him and said: " We do not like to see you sad ask us for whatever you wish and we shall grant it."
The man said: “I wish to have good sight.”
The vulture said: " I shall give you mine."
The man said: “I want to be strong.”
The jaguar said: " I shall give you mine."
Then the man later said: " I long to know the secrets of the earth."
The serpent said: “I shall teach you.”
The owl said: “Now that man is able to know many things suddenly I am afraid.”
The deer said: “Now that man has everything he needs to keep him unhappy. The man has all he needs for his sadness to stop.”
The owl said: “No.” “I saw a hole in him.”
“It is what makes him sad and makes him want.”
“He will go on taking and taking…until one day the world will say…I am no more and I have nothing else to give.”
I will watch!
