The sun was shining brightly in the sky, because it was already morning. The bad guys came to Professor Marmalade's mansion. It was a large white building built on the outskirts of the city. Silence and harmony reigned everywhere. Until someone broke them.
— Seriously, are we going to do this? The Snake protested.
— Yes, we are going to do it. Or do you have a better plan? The Fox asked him.
— No, but I don't like the idea of pretending to be kind and having everyone think we're good. And not only that, we have to wear the bracelets that the security service gave us.
These SSOPV bracelets (a means of tracking and detecting potential enemies) are a new development. They show the location of each of them, and at any sign of a break-in, an alarm is triggered, and an electric current is discharged through them.
—The Serpent,— the Wolf began. "I don't like what we're going to do either. But if this is a chance to get free, then I will do it.
The snake was looking at his friend. The idea itself is a good one, but you will have to try to bring it to life.
The team entered the mansion, where they were greeted by a hyena: "Welcome to the professor's laboratory." Here we will change you for the better," she said with a strange smile. They entered a house where everything was well equipped: trees, fountains, sculptures and all kinds of games.
"Good morning, my students," a voice said, and they saw the professor hugging.
— They say that experience is the best teacher in everything, but this is not true. It's me. And from today on, I will personally spend time with you to help in the enlightenment of goodness.
They looked at him in disbelief. The professor, noticing their gaze, decided to explain.
— I will help you get rid of the evil and depravity that sit in your hearts, and help you become a better person.
— Are we going to meditate? — The Fox decided to ask.
— No, meditation is too long and muddy an activity. I have my own ways.
They were interested.
A change of scene.
The professor took them to the beach, which was littered with all kinds of garbage.
— Your task is to clear the beach of debris and make it clean and beautiful.
The team looked at all this and decided to protest.
"No, I'm not going to do that," the Snake began. — There's so much garbage here that we can't handle it in a month.
The professor decided to have his say: But if you do everything together and harmoniously, then you will succeed in the blink of an eye. This is your first lesson. Teamwork.
The team was looking at the beach. They always worked together during robberies, but never on other occasions.
"No, we can't do it anyway," the Webs said.
— Let's do it this way. I have an idea," Marmalade began. — Let's have a competition. The winner is the one who collects the most garbage.
— And what will the winner get? The Snake asked.
Marmalade showed push-pops. The Snake's mouth watered. If snakes loved anything other than guinea pigs, it was push-pops.
— I'm for it! — said the Snake and crawled to collect garbage. The rest scattered to where: some near the shore, some on palm trees, and some went to collect garbage from the center.
So an hour passed. The team began to give up a little. And someone even started fighting.
— This is my trash! The Shark screamed.
"Since when is it yours?" I don't see your name on it! The Piranha replied.
— Because I saw him first.
They started fighting. The piranha jumped on the Shark's face, and the Shark, in turn, grabbed her by the shirt. The piranha started hitting him on the head, but he grabbed it and tore it off. The Spaniard did not give up and bit the shark on the arm. The shark screamed and threw him into the water. He surfaced and began to get angry.
— Oh, that's right! I'll pick up the trash somewhere else, away from you," and went the other way.
— Well, then I went where you are not! The shark screamed and went off in the opposite direction.
Things are no better elsewhere.
— Well, to hell with it all! The Snake shouted. He was collecting garbage near palm trees, and he was tired of this activity, to put it mildly. "To hell with the plan, to hell with this competition. I'll just go and take the push-pops away from him.
As soon as he crawled a couple of meters, something caught on him.
— Hmm, what is it? — it turned out to be an old fishing line. He began to pull, but the line did not think to let him go. — What the hell is this? He started pulling harder, but nothing worked. He began to turn back and forth until he noticed that he was completely entangled in her. "I'll get out of here without any help," but nothing worked. He stopped doing anything and just lay down. You may ask, why didn't he call someone for help? It's simple, if he did, he would lose his pride, as he is not used to asking for help. "If only the Wolf were here," he mused.
On the other side of the beach, Webs was carrying a pile of garbage. You can tell by the look of her that she's having a hard time.
— How hard it is to be small. I found so much garbage, but I can't carry it because it's too heavy for me.
Tarantula is more used to sitting at the computer and hacking something. She looked like a fly against the background of the beach. It was difficult for her to move on her small legs, but she did not think to give up. She looked at the big old jar that was filled with trash. She went over to her and started lifting her up. It was hard. She put all her strength into it. Suddenly she felt better. She opened her eyes and saw Naruto holding a jar.
— Can I help you? The Fox asked.
— Yes, I could use some help.
The fox took the jar and threw it to the rest of the pile of garbage. He saw her lower her head.
— Are you upset about something? The Fox asked his girlfriend.
"No, I just don't think I can do it, because I'm too little for that," she replied sadly.
The fox knelt down and said: Webs, it doesn't matter how small you are, the main thing is how much effort you give to this case. You may not be able to do one thing. But you can do things that others can't.
The Tarantula looked at him.
— Do you really think so?
Naruto replied: Yes. The main thing is not to give up – and go to the end. Someday you will succeed," he said optimistically.
He remembered the words that a very dear person had once said to him.
Webs felt like she was filled with confidence, and past doubts were leaving her.
— Thank you, Naruto. I will try, even if it is difficult," she replied happily.
The fox smiled and stood up.
"In that case, I'll help you." I've cleaned my part, but I can't find the trash anywhere else.
An idea came to the Web: I saw a lot of garbage, but I can't clean them myself. I can tell you where it is.
The fox chuckled.
— Well, then let's go together, — he lowered his hand, by which Webs climbed on top of him and sat on his shoulder.
"That's where we need to go,— she pointed out to him. Together they went to the place where they needed to clean up.
Let's go back to the shore.
The shark and the Piranha met again at the place where they had quarreled, but with guilty faces.
—Piranha,— the Shark began. — I'm sorry that I threw you into the water and offended you. I didn't want that. However, I don't know what came over me, — I lowered my head.
Piranha replied: And I'm sorry, amigo, that I bit you. I just got angry with nothing and attacked you," he also lowered his head.
They walked up to each other and looked into each other's eyes.
— Will you forgive me? — They said at the same time.
- yes! They replied and hugged.
— Well, let's get to work? Shark asked.
— That's it! Piranha replied. They both ran to work.
Let's go back to the Snake.
The snake was still lying entangled in the line. He heard a rustle and saw a Wolf.
— Snake, are you okay? I asked my friend and went up to him.
"It's okay, I don't need any help," he replied. The wolf didn't seem to believe him a bit.
—Snake, if you need help, just ask and that's it," a friend scolded him.
— I told you, it's okay. I don't need help," the Snake defended himself.
"Well, if you don't need help," he got up and started to leave.
— Stop! — He shouted. The wolf turned around. "I need your help,— the Snake muttered.
— Excuse me? Wolf asked. — I can't hear you.
— I said I need your help! The Snake shouted.
The wolf came up to him.
"I told you you needed help," he began to take the line off him. A minute later, the Snake was free.
—Thanks,— he muttered.
The wolf sat down next to him: Snake, if you need help, don't hesitate to ask someone for it.
The snake shyly lowered his head: Good.
They sat like that for about a minute, until they both got tired of it.
— Well, we rested. It's time to get to work. It's almost evening, and we need to collect the rest of the garbage.
So they all started working together and harmoniously. The Snake and the Wolf. Piranha and Shark. Fox and Webs.
Scene change.
The governor came to the beach and met with the professor.
— Oh, good afternoon, Diana. By what fates? "What is it?" he asked.
— I decided to see how your charges are. By the way, where are they? She looked at the beach, but saw no one.
"They went to pick up the trash,— he replied simply.
— Really, how did you manage to get them to do this? — She was surprised.
— It's simple. I set up a competition between them to see who would collect the most junk. But the lesson they need to learn is teamwork.
— I have doubts about this. Will they be able to do it? There was doubt in the governor's voice.
"I don't know, but I hope so," Marmalade replied.
"Professor, they're coming, look," Beatrice warned them. They looked towards the beach and saw the team heading here. Piranha with a Shark, they had garbage bags in their hands.
Then there was a Wolf, followed by a Snake. They were also carrying garbage. Then they see a Fox with a Tarantula on his shoulder. They all piled up the trash. And the pile turned out to be not small.
— You did it! — The professor said happily. — Did you really do it without any problems? He asked them.
"Not really,— the Shark replied. "Piranha and I quarreled over the first place and went our separate ways," he said.
"But then we realized our mistake and reconciled,— Piranha continued. — After that, we worked together.
— Well done. You were able to forget your grudges against each other and start working," Marmalade smiled at them.
"We didn't have any problems either,— the Snake began. "I got stuck in the line and couldn't get out, but I didn't want to call for help," he said, embarrassed.
— Then I came and helped him out. After that, we collected the rest of the junk," Wolf finished.
— Bravo! Helping those who need help is a noble act. But if you need it yourself, don't hesitate to ask for it," applauded the professor.
"We had problems too,— Webs began. — I found a bunch of junk, but I couldn't carry them because I was too small and wanted to give up already. But the Fox helped me and said that no matter how small you are, the main thing is to go to the end and not give up. So he did most of it," she finished.
— That's not true. You pointed out the rest of the junk that I couldn't find. You helped us a lot with that," the Fox protested.
— Bravo, Fox. You were able not only to help your friend in a difficult moment, but also to lift his spirit. That's what real friends do," said the professor. Diana listened to their stories and thought that all was not lost.
"But you all collected the same amount of junk, so no one won," the professor upset them.
The team sighed.
— But it means a draw. So you all won the push-pops," he delighted them and pulled out an ice cream from the refrigerator.
Everyone happily took one at a time and started licking. The hard day was a success.
"But there is one thing," the professor suddenly began. Everyone looked at him. — You have mastered the first rule, but there are still a few left, — the team sighed. I guess this is just the beginning.