There was once a young alligator who loved to whistle
through his teeth in all sorts of tunes. He was quite good at it, but he didn’t
spend as much time as he should’ve in his other topics of study. All he wanted
to do was whistle his songs all day long. His mother and father tried to warn him
that not working in his other subjects could put him in danger.
This little alligator was also prideful, and thought he was
so marvelous at his music, he didn’t listen to his parents but just continued
on playing music. His teachers warned him just like his parents, but again he
didn’t listen and just kept pursuing in his music ability.
One morning the little alligator was sitting by a berry
bush, playing his tunes when a big, old turtle walked by to munch on some berries.
He saw the alligator and asked: “Why aren’t you in school, young one? You’re
music is beautiful but surely you should be learning other things as well.”
“Ha!” the alligator laughed, “I don’t need to learn other
things. Music is all I need. “
“Don’t be foolish.” The turtle warned, “One day your going
to find yourself in a lot of trouble and wish you learned to be smart.”
The alligator ignored this remark and went on playing. The
turtle went on his way, leaving the alligator to his ignorance.
Years passed by and soon the young alligator wasn’t quite so
young. He hadn’t married for he wasn’t exactly the wittiest sheik and all the
ladies needed a husband to provide for her family, not just play music for
them. “Hmph. I don’t need a wife.” He thought to himself. “My music is still
all I need.”
A few more years passed and he found himself very lonely.
His music was beginning to not be the best company he thought it would be. He
began to wonder why he couldn’t find a wife, or any good friends, for that
matter. As he reflected on his young years, he realized the wise, old turtle
was right. He should’ve pursued in other scholastic subjects as well as music.
Now he knew nothing of books, arithmetic or writing. He soon found that being
the best at one thing is not as great at being good at many things.
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