Tagore [India]
If I were not your child, but just a puppy, dear mother, would you say "no" to me when I wanted to eat the food on your plate?
Will you kick me out and say, "Go away, you naughty dog"?
In that case, I'll go. Mom, I'm leaving!
When you call me, I will never come to you again and never let you feed me again.
If I were not your child, but just a little green parrot, dear mother, would you chain me for fear that I would fly away?
You will point to me and say, "What an ungrateful bird! It bites the chain day and night! " Really?
In that case, I'll go. Mom, I'm leaving!
I will definitely escape to the forest, and I will never let you hold me in your arms again.