Once upon a time, there was a big dinosaur that everyone called “Tyrannosaurus Rex”.This Tyrannosaurus Rex thought he was very powerful and was not afraid of anyone.He had a big mouth with a lot of sharp teeth, and two small, fierce-looking eyes.Most especially, his claws were very sharp, and he walked with a very loud “thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump”, as heavy as a mountain.
Every time the Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared, the other animals were terrified.
Birds that can fly quickly flapped their wings and flew up to the sky;
small animals that can drill holes immediately drilled into the ground;
animals that run fast ran away, ran far away.
One day, a mother called Leilong was incubating eggs, she was sleeping soundly.Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming from outside: “flutter, flutter, flutter”, she woke up at once, and rushed to hold her eggs to run for her life.But in the panic, one of the eggs fell on the ground and rolled into the grass.
At this time, the whole forest was left with only Tyrannosaurus Rex.He looked around at the empty place and said proudly, “Haha, they are all afraid of me! I am the greatest Tyrannosaurus Rex!”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex thought it was good to be alone and not have to play with others.He started to have fun on his own: he did some handstands, threw stones, and knocked down some trees on purpose.But after playing for a while, he found it less and less interesting.So he went to the grass, ready to lie down and take a rest.
Just at this time, he found a strange thing in the grass – a little baby sitting on a broken eggshell.
This little baby was a newborn baby brontosaurus that had never seen a Tyrannosaurus Rex before.And it was the first time the T.rex had ever seen such a small dinosaur.
The T.rex stared at the little guy for a while, and the little baby looked at him curiously.The little baby had only just been born, and not even one of the T.rex’s claws was as big as him.
Wanting to scare the little baby, the Tyrannosaurus Rex opened his mouth wide, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and snapped his head over and said, “Woohoo!”
The little baby blinked and didn’t run away.
Unconvinced, the Tyrannosaurus rex stomped his foot again, shaking the leaves and burying the little baby.
But the little baby crawled out of the pile of leaves, and even picked up a leaf to wipe its eggshell clean, and still didn’t leave.
Now the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really angry, he beat his chest and made a “thud thud thud thud” sound.
The baby suddenly spoke, “Stop!”
The T.rex froze in his tracks.No one had ever dared to tell him to stop!
The baby asked, “Who are you?”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex proudly said, “I am Tyrannosaurus Rex!”
The little baby then asked, “And who am I?”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex thought for a moment and shook his head, “I don’t know.”
The little baby looked down at the eggshell he was sitting on and said, “I used to live in an egg, wrapped in an eggshell, so I’ll be called ‘Bao Bao’.”
The Tyrannosaurus looked at the little dot and for a moment didn’t know what to say.
Bao Bao looked up and said seriously, “You are so ugly.”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex was stunned to hear this.He had always thought he was cool and no one would dare to say that about him.
BaoBao continued, “Look, your mouth is too big, your teeth are too sharp, your eyes are small, and you have a bad temper, so surely no one will want to play with you.”
The Tyrannosaurus nodded and thought, “Indeed no one will play with me.
BaoBao said, “Then you can play with me later.I’m going to see the outside world, do you want to come along?”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex was going to refuse, but the words came out of his mouth but he couldn’t say anything.He watched as Pao Pao threaded the eggshells with vines and hung them on his back like a backpack, then said, “Let’s go!”
Bao Bao took one step, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex actually followed with two steps.
BaoBao asked him, “Where are your eggshells?”
The Tyrannosaurus said, “I don’t have any.”
Bao Bao graciously said, “That’s okay, I’ll give you my other half.”
The Tyrannosaurus Rex took the tiny eggshell and suddenly felt a little different inside.For the first time, he realized that it was really lonely to be alone.In the past, he had always relied on scaring people to prove that he was strong, but now he realized that that kind of strength was only superficial, and that true happiness was having someone to walk with.
He didn’t want to stay alone in the forest anymore.He was afraid that the bag would go far away and leave him alone.
So he said to the bag, “I’m going with you too.”
And so it was that a tall Tyrannosaurus Rex, walking behind the bag, set off together on a journey to the outside world.
The truth behind the story
This story is ostensibly about the friendship between a big, dominant dinosaur and a small, bold one, but in reality, it’s about themes of loneliness, growth, and change.
Although Tyrannosaurus Rex was powerful on the outside, he was actually lonely on the inside.He doesn’t know how to get along with others and can only gain his presence by scaring people.And although Bao Bao is young, he is brave, kind and dares to face different people.It is this sincerity and warmth that makes Tyrannosaurus rex start to reflect on his behavior and be willing to change.
The story tells us:
The real strength is not by scaring people, but by being able to accept others’ differences and also being willing to change oneself.
What the story tells us
1.Outward strength does not mean inner fulfillment
Although T.rex was strong and fierce-looking, he was actually lonely.He had no friends and no one wanted to approach him.This shows that appearance and strength alone do not make a person truly happy.
2.Courage comes from understanding and acceptance
Bag is not afraid of Tyrannosaurus Rex because he doesn’t look at each other with prejudice.He was willing to understand the Tyrannosaurus Rex and was willing to take him along.This tells us that true courage is not confrontation, but understanding and acceptance.
3.It’s never too late to change
Tyrannosaurus Rex started out as a bully character, but after meeting Pao, he slowly learned to be gentle and companionable.This shows that no matter what kind of people we were in the past, as long as we are willing to change, we have the chance to become better.
4.Friendship Can Cross Differences
One is a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex and the other is a tiny baby brontosaurus, they look completely different, but they become friends.This shows that friendship doesn’t care about age, size or appearance, but whether or not they are true to each other.
Summary
Through this story, we can see that sometimes the people who need the most help are instead those who seem to be the strongest.Tyrannosaurus Rex is not inherently bad, he just doesn’t know how to love and make friends.And Bao Bao is like a beam of light that illuminates T.rex’s heart, making him willing to step out of his loneliness and into the world.
I hope that each of us can be like Bao Bao and use our kindness and courage to warm those who seem to be indifferent.Because maybe, they just lack a friend who is willing to be close to them.
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