Noong unang panahon, merong maraming palaka na naninirahan sa kagubatan na nasa tabi ng malaking tore. Isang araw, gusto nilang magkaroon ng paligsahan para makita kung sino ang pinakamagaling sa kanilang umakyat ng tore. Ang lahat ng mga pinakamabibilis na palaka ay gustong sumali sa paligsahan.
Nang araw ng takbuhan, maraming palaka ang nanonood sa paligid. At nagsimula ang takbuhan.
Pero, wala sa mga nanonood na mga palaka ang naniniwala na kaya ng mga palakang umakyat sa malaking tore. Sabi nila:
“Masyadong mataas ang tore, hindi kaya.”
“Hindi nila kayang umakyat sa pinakatuktok”
“Hindi rin nila kayang umakyat hanggang sa kalahati ng tore.
Paisa-isang nahuhulog ang mga palaka. Naniniwala sila sa mga sinasabi ng mga nanonood, na hindi nila kayang akyatin ang tore.
Sumisigaw pa rin ang mga nanonood:
“Hindi magtatagal at mahuhulog silang lahat”
Marami pang nahuhulog na mga palaka, bumagsak sila kung saan sila nagsimula, sa may latian sa baba ng gubat.
Pero, merong ISANG maliit na palaka na sige nang akyat nang akyat. Hindi ito kumikibo!
Sa wakas, lahat ng mga palaka ay nahulog, hanggang yung isang maliit na palaka na lang ang nag-iisang umaakyat. Sa huli, naakyat niya ang buong higanteng tore.
Ang lahat ng mga palaka ay tinanong siya kung paano niyang ginawa iyon. Nagulat sila nang malaman nila na ang palaka pala ay BINGI! Hindi niya naririnig ang lahat ng masasamang sinasabi ng mga nanonood na mga palaka, at naniwala lang siya sa sarili niya.
Ang moral ng istorya ay huwag kang makinig sa mga taong nasa paligid mo kapag sinasabi nilang hindi mo kayang gawin ang ano man. Hindi nila kayang gawin ang ginagawa mo, kaya ayaw nilang matapos mo.
Maniwala ka lang sa sarili mo, at huwag mong intindihin ang sinasabi ng mga tao sa paligid mo. Ang nanalo sa katapusan ay ang LAKAS at TIBAY ng LOOB!
Once upon a time, there were a lot of little frogs living in a swamp that surrounds a tall tower. One day, they decided to have a contest to see which of them could climb the great tower. So all the fastest frogs dared to accomplish what none before have ever done, to climb the tower.
A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and to cheer on the contestants… and the race began.
But honestly, no one really believed any of the frogs could do it. After all, they were just frogs and the tower was too high. They were all saying statements such as:
“The tower is way too high, it’s impossible.”
“They will never make it to the top.”
“I bet they can’t even make it halfway.”
One by one, the frogs started collapsing. They gave in to the beliefs of the people around them, that they couldn’t conquer this giant tower.
The crowd continued to yell:
“Not long now till all of them drop.”
More of the tiny frogs gave up, they all fell back to where they started from, the bottom of the swamp. ..
But ONE little frog continued higher and higher… This one wouldn’t give up!
At the end, everyone else had given up, and he was the only one left climbing… After a momentous effort, he finally did what was thought impossible; he had conquered the great tower.
Naturally, all the other frogs wanted to know how he did it, so they asked him…
It turns out that the frog was DEAF. He didn’t hear all the pessimistic statements everyone around him was saying. He was immune to their negativity… and just believed in himself that he could do it...
Moral of the story is: Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.. Because they can’t do it themselves, they want to make sure no one else can do it also.
Believe in yourself like the little frog, as he is now overlooking the lonely swamp
that he came from, and is now basking in the triumph of high achievement.
Don’t ever let yourself fall victim to the negativity of others, and stay POSITIVE!
Ang Matapang na Palaka
ni Allen Vicencio
drowing ni Raymond Carpio
