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The Shoes of the Water Snake (Sándor Erdős)

Author: Sándor Erdős

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Tiny shuttle on the shore of a small lake,

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asks his mother. 

The cinege has shoes,

so why doesn't he have one?

Her mother looks kindly,

his reply is quiet.

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- Small shoe holder

you need legs.

- We are sandpipers with no feet

this is how God created you.

You don't need a foot to glide

neither in the meadow nor in the water.

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The quiet word of his mother

defiantly triggered by it.

Anyone else? No justice!

Why doesn't he have shoes?

A tear drops from her little eye,

his sorrow became great.

His mother took pity on him

his reply was not delayed:

- Come my treasure I'll buy you

the shoes you want.

- But learn to walk in it,

before you fall.

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She got her new shoes

the little sliding child.

He defiantly claimed:

- I never fall on my stomach!

It was, no harm done

avoided accident.

Small shuttle not found on you

no legs, no hands.

He just realised he was stupid

the small shoes don't fit.

He really has no legs

can wait for it to grow.

His mother had a good laugh

on the astonished glider.

Looks lovingly at her son

on the shore of a still lake.

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