00:00On a bright spring morning
00:03The sun shone on the great forest
00:06The scent of flowers spread among the trees.
00:09And the birds chirped with beautiful voices.
00:13Announcing the beginning of a new day
00:16In that forest
00:18There was a small turtle living
00:20Her name is Salwa
00:22With her family in a small house
00:25Made from leaves near the lake
00:28Salwa was kind-hearted
00:31She loves helping everyone
00:33But she was sometimes sad
00:36Because it moves very slowly
00:40Every time her friends go out
00:44The rabbit is fast
00:46And the gazelle Layla
00:47And the bird fluttered
00:49To play, she was trying to catch up with them
00:53But it's always late
00:56The rabbit was running away and
01:00He laughs
01:02lengthy
01:02O Sarwa, did you not add anything to the first tree?
01:06I have reached the end of the corridor
01:08Salwa stops, panting, and says to herself
01:14Why am I so slow?
01:18I wish I could sleep like them.
01:22One evening, Salwa sat weeping over the moonlight.
01:26Then the wise owl came to her and said
01:29gently
01:30O Salwa, do not grieve
01:34Every creature in the forest has something that makes it unique.
01:39Perhaps by being slow you are learning something that the fast person cannot.
01:47Salwa wiped away her tears and said
01:53But I'm always late and everyone else is ahead of me.
01:57The owl smiled and said
02:03You will soon discover that patience is the key to success
02:08Days passed and Salwa heard an announcement in the forest
02:12The Great Jungle Race will take place tomorrow.
02:16The prize is a basket of delicious fruit.
02:20Salwa was happy and said to herself
02:24Fruits are my favorite food
02:27I will participate even if I lose
02:30At least I'll try
02:32The next morning
02:35The animals gathered in a large square
02:39The rabbit stopped quickly and said confidently
02:44This award is definitely mine.
02:46No one is faster than me
02:49Some animals talked
02:52One of them said
02:55Look, Salwa
02:58Even a rabbit wouldn't expect to compete with him.
03:02But Salwa responded with a calm smile.
03:06I may not be the fastest
03:08But I will not stop until the end
03:12The race has begun
03:13The animals set off very fast.
03:18The gazelle jumped lightly
03:21And the rabbit ran like a storm
03:26And the bird fluttered in the air
03:31To encourage his friends
03:34As for Salwa, she began with slow and steady steps.
03:40She was saying to herself
03:42No, but
03:44The important thing is to follow step by step until I reach my goal.
03:50ill
03:50As time passed, some of the contestants grew tired.
03:55The gazelle stopped to drink from the river
03:59The rabbit began to feel bored
04:04He said
04:05I will sit under this tree
04:08To take a break
04:10That tortoise can't outrun me.
04:13He sat under the tree
04:15Thinking the race was over
04:19But Salwa continued walking
04:23slowly
04:24But without stopping
04:27She was singing herself a little song to encourage herself
04:31Step by step, I move with determination.
04:34Patience has a foundation
04:36No matter the distance
04:39She passed by the sleeping gazelle
04:41So she said to her gently
04:43Come on, night, wake up
04:46The race is not over yet.
04:48But the gazelle was very tired
04:51Salwa continued on her way
04:54The sun was setting
04:56And the air became fresh
04:58Salwa was still walking calmly
05:01And a smile on her face
05:03As I approached the finish line
05:06The animals gathered to cheer her on
05:09No one expected her to arrive first
05:13And suddenly
05:15The gazelle opened her eyes and said in surprise
05:19Look, Salwa is almost winning.
05:23The rabbit woke up startled
05:25He ran as fast as he could
05:27But it was too late.
05:30Salwa crossed the finish line first.
05:33The animals clapped with joy
05:35Everyone cheered
05:37Salwa
05:40Salwa
05:41You have succeeded through your effort and patience
05:45The rabbit approached her shyly and said
05:48Confess, Salwa
05:52I was wrong
05:53I concluded that speed alone is sufficient.
05:55But you taught us an important lesson
05:58Salwa looked pleased and said in a soft voice
06:02True success is to continue on your path.
06:07No matter the speed
06:09Because every step you take gets you further from your goal
06:14And since that day
06:17Salwa became a symbol of patience and perseverance in the forest.
06:22And all the animals learned from her that success doesn't come quickly.
06:27Rather, it comes in small steps filled with hope.
06:31The lesson is that patience is the path to success.
06:37Perseverance creates miracles.
06:40It doesn't matter if you're slow
06:42The important thing is to continue without stopping.
06:46Translated by Nancy Qanqar
