By Kolawole Faridah
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Simi. She was very rude and disrespectful and was well known in her community for her bad attitude, especially towards elderly people, including her mother.
One very sunny morning, an old woman was seen carrying a heavy bale of firewood on her head. She looked weak, tired, and exhausted and could hardly move any further. At that moment, Simi passed by. The old woman called out to her and said, “My child, please, can you help me with this bale of firewood?”
Instead of helping, Simi replied rudely, “Do I look like a slave or your servant?” She hissed and walked away, leaving the old woman behind.
The following day, as Simi was passing along the same road, she did not notice that a snake was coming closer to her. Suddenly, the snake bit her on the leg and ran away. Simi fell down in front of the old woman’s house, shouting and groaning in pain.
People heard her cries and rushed out to see what had happened. Immediately they recognised Simi. They hissed and went back inside, saying, “So this is the disrespectful girl.” No one came to her aid.
After this incident, Simi learnt her lesson. She became respectful to everyone and was never rude again.
Moral Lesson: It is not good to be disrespectful to others, because what goes around comes around.
Kolawole Faridah is an SSS 1 student of Ar-Razaq International School Abulegba Lagos.