When I was younger my mom always read to me the story of Ferdinand the Bull. At 5, I thought it was a cool story of a lonely bull with no friends that had a great sense of smell. 11 years has gone by and time and age have formed so now my thoughts have changed. I have seen this book through different eyes and see now the ever present kind loving message. This message tells any reader that it is okay to be you, don’t always follow others’ actions. This is no more blatantly obvious then when all the bulls are fighting and playing with each other and Ferdinand is sitting all alone, enjoying himself and smelling the flowers. This shows that when all the other bulls are fighting, Ferdinand is calmly sitting and all the bulls are enjoying themselves. This is also shown when Ferdinand is thrown into the bull ring, he does not attack the matador, instead he smells flowers to the side of the ring. This shows that in all of the public distraction, Ferdinand is still enjoying himself. Ferdinand gave me that example over a decade ago but it still lasts on. I wish everybody would have read this book and got the same long-lasting impression that I did.
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