The Ekans and the Beldum

An entry for 's latest contest.
“Every culture in the real world has its fairy tales and legends. How would your favorite fairy tale or legend be told in the world of Pokemon?"

Here is a translated version of a french fable by Jean de la Fontaine.

They tell about a snake who made his nest
Next to a clocksmith's shop -- not quite the best of company the clocksmith might have kept! --
And who crept in one day in search of food;
Found nothing, not a crumb; nothing except
A metal file, on which he promptly chewed.
"Poor fool, what do you think your doing?"
Calmly the file inquired. "Poor silly snake!
I'm hard, your soft. What makes you think you'll make
Even a dent with all your chewing?
You'll break your teeth and never even harm me:
None but the teeth of Time alarm me."

This fable is for you, my fine messieurs
Of little talent, who, with biting slur
Attack at every turn Your brash harangues --
Your critic-fangs -- Do nothing to the works you spurn.
In vain you gnash and gnaw. For it will come to pass
That, unlike yours, those works will long remain:
Solid as diamond, tough as steel and brass.

I found this fable in a book I own. :3
Ekans is the snake and Beldum is the file.
Their shiny colors represent the story so much better, so I went with it.


Pokemon(c)Nintendo
The Snake and the File(c)Jean de la Fontaine