🎙️ "Poli and the Echo of the Dragon: A Forest Fable on Fake News" 🦜🔥🌲

The Tale of the Noisy Parrot & the Forest Echoes

In the heart of Greenbark Forest, there lived a parrot named Poli 👀. Poli was bright-feathered, clever, and had a mimic’s gift: whatever she heard, she would repeat. Whether it was a whisper among the trees, or a roar from the distant mountain, Poli would squawk it aloud to anyone who’d listen. She fancied herself the “Voice of the Forest.” 🦜

Now, Greenbark Forest had many creatures — wise old Elepha the Elephant, sly Foxina the Fox, busy Bee-brothers, quiet Hare, the Owls who hooted at dusk, etc. All lived more or less peacefully, though sometimes tensions rose: when storms, when water dried, when rumors of predators near, etc.

1. Rumours in the Wind

One day, Poli overheard a conversation between two forest rangers (humans) at the forest edge. They were discussing that there had been distant thunder (a normal storm) and that some big animals upstream felt shaken. Poli, perched on a tall branch, heard these words:“There is a dragon approaching from the north!”

Poli’s feathers ruffled in excitement. A DRAGON! That would be big news. So she flew into the forest core and screeched loudly: “Dragon! Dragon from the north! All must beware!” 🌩️

The Bee-brothers buzzed in panic, the Hare ran underground, Owls spread alarm, Elepha lifted her huge trunk, Foxina pricked her ears. The forest trembled in anxiety.

2. The Echo Chamber

Poli’s message got echoed — not always accurately. Bee-brothers ran to tell Hedgehog, saying “Dragon big, fiery, coming now!” Hedgehog told Squirrel, “Not sure how big, but smoke seen!” Squirrel told Mole, “Smoke? Maybe just ashes? No, maybe not dragon…” Soon everyone had a different version. Some said “flying dragon,” others “ground dragon,” some said “the dragon is already here!”

Poli, hearing these versions, loved the attention. She flew around repeating louder and louder: “DRAGON IS COMING!” Animals far away woke up, worried.

3. The Wise Elephant Investigates

Elepha, the elephant, turned out to be much older and calmer. She decided she must find out the truth. She trudged upstream, through thick bushes, crossed the river, until she reached the rangers’ camp. There she saw… no dragon. Just storm-clouds, thunder rumbling, some lightning, and distant howls from wind in trees. The rangers were just discussing precautionary measures. Nothing mythical.

Elepha trumpeted loudly to call all creatures together.

4. The Revelation & Shame

Animals gathered at the forest clearing, trembling. Elepha said:“Friends, I have seen with my eyes. No dragon. Just storm and wind. Our fear was created by words we heard in the breeze, repeated without check.”

Poli perched, head bowed, feathers drooping. The forest felt quiet, even embarrassed.

Some creatures said: “But Poli said it!” Others: “Poli only echoed what she heard!” There was argument, blame. Poli tried to defend: “But I thought it was true! I only heard…” Yet everyone realized the harm done by spreading alarm without verifying.

5. The Aftermath

After that day, Greenbark Forest implemented new rules:

• If anyone hears something alarming, they must verify with two separate sources before shouting.

• Poli was asked to fly to the edge of forest and just listen, not always to repeat.

• The animals formed a “Truth Tree Council” under Elepha to collect facts, spread calm.

Poli learned humility: that being loud didn’t mean being right. And her role changed: she became a messenger, but with responsibility. She still squawked, but only when sure. The forest regained calm, and although storms still came, panic did less harm.

6. Laughter & Lessons

Foxina tried to make jokes: “Had Poli said there was a flying elephant instead, we’d all have joined in the sky!” Hare giggled. They all laughed — because they knew how wild their imagination had run. But laughter was gentle — not mocking. It reminded them that fear often grows out of misheard words.

Moral of the Story

🪶 Always check what you hear before you spread it. Loud voice doesn’t always mean truth. Fear spread in echoes can harm more than storms themselves.