In a beautiful little garden, there lives a little snail. This little snail has a very beautiful home, which is the shell on its back. This shell has faint brown patterns, just like a fine work of art. The little snail likes its home very much and cleans it thoroughly every day.
The little snail always shows off its home to other small animals. When it meets a little ant, it will slowly crawl in front of the little ant and say, "Look at my home. It is both sturdy and beautiful. Unlike you, you can only live in that tiny cave." The little ant just smiled and continued to carry food.
One day, the little snail saw a little butterfly. The little butterfly's wings were colorful and it was dancing gracefully among the flowers. The little snail couldn't help but say, "Little butterfly, although you are very beautiful, you don't have a beautiful and stable home like mine. You can only take shelter from the rain under the leaves or in the flowers, while no matter where I am, my home is on my back." The little butterfly wasn't angry after hearing this. Instead, it said to the little snail, "Your home is indeed very nice, but every home has its own advantages."
Before long, a storm came to the little garden. The little snail quickly hid in its shell. Inside the shell, it listened to the howling wind and the pouring rain outside, and it was very proud, thinking, "Look, how safe my home is. Those little animals must be all drenched."
However, after the storm, the little snail found that many parts of the garden had changed. Quite a few flowers had been blown off, and some small branches were broken. The little ants' caves were flooded, but they worked together and quickly found a suitable place again and began to carry food busily. As for the little butterfly, although its wings were a little wet, they dried quickly in the sun and it flew merrily among the flowers again.
The little snail began to be a little puzzled. It found that although other small animals didn't have a home that they carried all the time like it did, they could also adapt to changes quickly and still live very happily.
Since then, the little snail has stopped showing off its home. It has understood that every small animal has its own way of life. Although its home is good, it doesn't need to show it off all the time. It began to learn to appreciate the lives of other small animals and also became more content and friendly.
