The Illusion of Protection: How Ukraine’s Trust Led to Its Downfall

 

Once a hunter in ‘Linjiang’ caught a young ‘David’s deer. It was so lovely that the hunter decided to take it home to raise. As soon as he entered his house, his dogs ran over and stared at the little deer, mouths watering. The man shouted at them to go away. From then on, he kept showing the dogs the David’s deer and warned them not to hurt it. Finally, he let the dogs play with the deer.  To his delight, they lived peacefully.

The little David’s deer grew up to forget its identity.  It took the dogs as its friends and played all kinds of games with them, which brought them even closer.  The dogs, however, kept on good terms with the deer only for the sake of their master. They often dreamed of tasting the David’s deer, which made their mouths water.

Three years passed and the young David’s deer had grown up. One day it happened to go out and found many dogs from other households playing on the road. It joined in the fun, but was encircled and eaten, leaving behind only a mess of fur and bones. Even when dying, the ‘David’s deer could not understand why it should come to such a tragic end.