ADAM

 

There was once a boy who turned into a dog. All day long he barked in his room, but no one could understand what he was saying. What he was saying was, “I want to be free. I want to run in the fields. I want to swim in the sea. I want to sing in the forest.” But no one understood what he was saying. They just thought he was being noisy and told him to be quiet. “Keep the noise down,” said his mother. “Think about the neighbours,” said his father. “You’re so annoying,” said his sister. And they told him to stay in his room. And they told him he couldn’t have any treats. And they told him he couldn’t watch TV. And so, one day, the boy stopped barking and just stayed inside all day, day after day. And he didn’t even cry at night. He didn’t make any noise at all.