Union is Strength

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a certain village. He had three
sons. They used to quarrel with one another. He often advised them not to
quarrel, but it was all in vain. This pained him very much. He fell ill. He thought
his end was near. He sent for his sons. When they came, he asked one of them
to bring some sticks and ride them into a bundle. He asked his sons to break
the bundle. They tried hard one by one but failed. The farmer then untied the
bundle. He gave one stick to each of his sons. He asked them to break the
sticks. Each broke the sticks easily. The farmer then advised them that if they
were united like sticks, no one would harm them. This had the desired effect on
them. They began to live peacefully.
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Once upon a time, a farmer lived in a village. He had four sons. They
were quarrelsome and did not live with peace. Their hatred for each
other irritated the farmer. He advised them to live in peace but in
vain. He thought of a plan.

He sent for his sons. When they came, he asked them to bring a
bundle of sticks. They brought the bundle and tied them tight with a
sturdy rope. The farmer asked his eldest son to break the bundle. He
tried his best but could not break the bundle. Then the farmers one
by one asked his sons to break the bundle. No one could break the
bundle.

The farmer asked them to untie the sticks. Now he gave one stick to
every son and asked them to break the sticks. They easily broke the
sticks.

The farmer said, “Now see the power of unity. This is how unity
makes you strong. The tied sticks were powerful because they were
united in one single bundle. None of you could break them.

Now when they are separated, you have easily broken them.
Similarly, if you live with the union, nobody can harm you. If you will
live an individual life, every one of you is easy to be destroyed. So the
strength lies in unity.”
This advice has a great influence on his sons and they started living
in peace.
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Look before you leap

Once there lived a man in a village. He was so poor that sometimes he had to
live without food. He kept dreaming and praying about a happy life. He always
prayed to God to make him prosperous. In his opinion, it was wealth that could
be a source of his satisfaction. Ultimately, his prayers bore fruit and his dreams
seemed to be realized.

One day, he came to know that his hen had laid an egg of gold, he was
surprised. His happiness knew no bounds at this miracle. He immediately went
to the nearest goldsmith who confirmed that the egg was of gold. The man sold
it and got a lot of money. As every dark cloud has a silver lining, the poor man
trial period was over. The hen laid an egg of gold every third day. His bread was
buttered pm both sides. He sold it at a high price and soon became rich.
Everyone envied his fate but he was not satisfied. He was overpowered by
greed. He wanted to become the richest person in the village.

Greed had dissolved his intellect. One day he decided to slaughter the hen. He
wanted to get all the eggs at one time. A sensible person forbade him to do
such a foolish act. He advised him to be contented to his lot. But, greed had
made him insane and he did not listen to the sensible person’s advice.

“UNREASONABLE HASTE IS THE DIRECT ROAD TO ERROR”

The lust of wealth forced him to slaughter his hen. But he was shocked to know
that there was only one egg in her belly. Now, he realized his foolishness but it
was too late.

Possible Morals:
1. All covet, all lose.
 2. Haste makes waste.
3. Greed is a curse.
4. Look before you leap.
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Once, a fox was feeling thirsty. He was wandering in search of water.

He reached a well and looked into it. There was some water at the
bottom of the well. The fox tried to reach the water but could not do
so.

In another attempt to reach the water, he slipped and fell into the
well. The well was too deep for Him to come out. He was in trouble.
He tried hard but could not come out.

A goat happened to pass that way. He was thirsty too. He passed by

the well and looked into it. He was the fox there. He asked the fox
how he reached there. The fox said, "I came here to drink water. It is
very pleasant down here. I am enjoying the cool water. I am
swimming here. Come on. Let us have a bath together."

Instead of taking careful examination of the situation. The goat at

once jumped into the well. She did not care to analyze the depth of
the well and the condition of the fox. The fox was cunning and
wicked. he jumped on the back of the goat and then jumped out. He
was out of the well.

The goat asked him why he jumped out. He said, "You are too simple
to understand. I was unable to come out of the well without support.
God sent a foolish goat as my support. Now I am leaving to enjoy life.

The fox went away leaving the goat in the well. The goat now
realized his folly. There was no use of crying over spilled milk.

Moral Lesson: Look before you leap