There lived an owl(猫头鹰) in a forest. He was wise(有智慧的) and he was always willing to help others. One day, a little bird went to him. She was crying.
"Why are you crying?" asked the owl.
"I am very unhappy. I do not want to be a bird. I am so tiny, weak and useless. I want to be like the lion!He is important but I am not. " she said.
The owl thought for a moment and whispered(低语) something into her ear. At once, she dried her tears and went away.
One week later, the bird came back. "Thank you, wise owl, " she said. "I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on the tallest tree and look out for lions and tigers. When they come near, I will shout at the top of my voice. In this way, I can warn my friends to run or hide. "
The wise owl smiled and said, "So, now you understand that no one in the world is useless. "