FÁBULA de “TRAFICÓN”. Once upon a time… There was a monster known as Traffic Troll. Traffic Troll enjoyed the defeaning uproar of lorries, cars, motorbikes…,

FÁBULA de “TRAFICÓNFÁBULA de “TRAFICÓN””

Once upon a time…Once upon a time…There was a monster known as Traffic Troll. There was a monster known as Traffic Troll. Traffic Troll enjoyed the defeaning uproar of Traffic Troll enjoyed the defeaning uproar of lorries, cars, motorbikes…, but rest assured lorries, cars, motorbikes…, but rest assured

that his own noise was his favourite one by far that his own noise was his favourite one by far

He spent the whole day running like mad along busy He spent the whole day running like mad along busy roads, among thousands of cars, skidding and roads, among thousands of cars, skidding and

halting whenever a car approached him halting whenever a car approached him dangerously, this way causing hideous, neverending dangerously, this way causing hideous, neverending

traffic jams.traffic jams.

He led his life in a hurry, carelessly regardless of He led his life in a hurry, carelessly regardless of what could happen either to himself or to other what could happen either to himself or to other

selves, until the day he arrived at a quiet little town selves, until the day he arrived at a quiet little town where he couldn’t find a single traffic jam.where he couldn’t find a single traffic jam.

The poor chap felt terribly frightened at this overwhelming The poor chap felt terribly frightened at this overwhelming silence. He stared around himself and wondered: “how can it silence. He stared around himself and wondered: “how can it

be possible that there is no noise at all, not even traffic be possible that there is no noise at all, not even traffic lights?” He said to himself that this tranquillity should be due lights?” He said to himself that this tranquillity should be due

to something. He was so amazed at this calmness that he to something. He was so amazed at this calmness that he decided to find out what all that was about.decided to find out what all that was about.

Palomas was the name of this little town, a place surrounded Palomas was the name of this little town, a place surrounded in its entirety by a lovelyin its entirety by a lovely.. countryside, without highways. countryside, without highways.

That was the reason why the people from Palomas didn’t use That was the reason why the people from Palomas didn’t use cars to go from here to there, they only needed their legscars to go from here to there, they only needed their legs

Sometimes they had to go a long distance, and then Sometimes they had to go a long distance, and then they rode their bikes. Of course, they had cars, but they rode their bikes. Of course, they had cars, but

they only drove them when it was necessary.they only drove them when it was necessary.

On seeing all this, he couldn’t On seeing all this, he couldn’t help but realize that sometimes help but realize that sometimes we shouldn’t be in such a hurry, we shouldn’t be in such a hurry, since we can reach everywhere in since we can reach everywhere in a relaxed way. Thus we all will be a relaxed way. Thus we all will be aware of so many dangers that lay aware of so many dangers that lay

hidden everywhere.hidden everywhere.

He spent a wonderful time in He spent a wonderful time in Palomas and he felt so happy Palomas and he felt so happy

there that he didn’t even want to there that he didn’t even want to hear the name of the city hear the name of the city

mentionedmentioned..But then he had second But then he had second

thoughts, and he considered the thoughts, and he considered the chance of returning there and chance of returning there and

telling everyone of the quiet little telling everyone of the quiet little town he had run intotown he had run into..

Perhaps, he thought, he could help change the Perhaps, he thought, he could help change the way of life of city-dwellers. So with this idea on way of life of city-dwellers. So with this idea on his mind, Traffic Troll set himself on the way his mind, Traffic Troll set himself on the way to his city. Some days, weeks, months… went to his city. Some days, weeks, months… went by and when everybody saw Traffic Troll by and when everybody saw Traffic Troll behaving in such a respectful, organised way, behaving in such a respectful, organised way, the whole city put an end to their pernicious the whole city put an end to their pernicious mores.mores.

Let’s observe the traffic rules, one has to wait so that Let’s observe the traffic rules, one has to wait so that another can walk. If you see a green light, you walk another can walk. If you see a green light, you walk

on. If it’s red, you have to stop instead.on. If it’s red, you have to stop instead...

¡¡Those big stripes on the road Those big stripes on the road are called zebra crossings, are called zebra crossings,

don’t make them be renamed don’t make them be renamed as goat crossingsas goat crossings..

Put an end to such a noise, Put an end to such a noise, and you’ll see how polluting and you’ll see how polluting

smoke also disappears.smoke also disappears.

¡¡ Let’s change our planet! by Let’s change our planet! by replacing your cars with bikes. replacing your cars with bikes. That’s how Traffic Troll stopped That’s how Traffic Troll stopped being a monster and became a good being a monster and became a good friend instead.friend instead.

The End…The End…I said, STOPI said, STOP

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