The Wolf and the Priest
Once upon a time, at the edge of an ancient forest where the cool waters whispered melodies, there lived a proud wolf. This wolf, weary at last of the villagers' hatred, decided to become a respected man of learning. He knocked on the door of a wise priest who lived in his hut in a secluded corner of the forest. When the old priest saw this wild guest standing at his door, he first felt a deep astonishment. Even so, with his merciful heart he agreed to teach the letters to this eager-looking student. The next morning the first lesson began and the priest spread a thick book of letters on the table. The kindly priest put his finger on the first page and said, "Tell me now, this is the letter 'A'."
The wolf looked at the letter, but at once fat lambs grazing in the meadows came into his mind. Sensing his hesitation, the priest asked, "Well then, what does the letter 'B' bring to your mind?" Swallowing impatiently, the wolf answered, "It brings to mind the taste of the fattened calves in the fold." Undaunted, the wise man went on telling him about the holy texts and the subtleties of the alphabet. But the wolf, though he seemed to listen with reverence, could not shake off the hunting dreams in his mind. The priest finally gave up, took off his spectacles and looked into the wolf's eyes. "What is really in your mind, will you tell me honestly?" he put his question.
With a bashful air the wolf bowed his head and spoke the truth inside him. "Whatever letter you read, I only see bleating flocks of sheep," he said. The instincts that nature had carved deep came far stronger than the drops of ink on the paper. The old priest, understanding that it is impossible to change the essence of a creature, slowly closed the book. And the wolf, having learned his lesson, quietly moved away towards the shadows of the forest. You cannot change with teaching the deep-rooted habits and desires that come from a creature's nature. A leopard cannot change its spots.