1. I saw in a garden a sparrow
Training her fledgling on the top of a tree

2. She was saying: "Oh beauty of the nest
Do not rely on the fragile wing

3. Stand on a branch next to a branch
And do as I do when ascending

4. She moved from one art to another
And made for each move a time

5. So the chick may rest meanwhile
And not get tired of the air's weight

6. But he disobeyed the signal
When he wanted to show cleverness

7. And flew in the sky until he rose high
His wing failed him so he fell

8. Both his knees broke right away
And he did not attain the height he wished

9. Had he been patient he'd have attained his wishes
And lived his whole life happy

10. Everything in life has its time
And the fate of the impatient is to miss out