Short Story : Unity Is Strength ========================================== Once, an old man was very ill and lay dying in his bed. He had four sons who were always fighting with each other. He always worried about them and wanted to teach them a lesson and askedhis sons to come to him. When they came, the old man gave them a bundle of sticks and said, “Can you break these sticks?” The first son tried to break the bundle but nothing happened. He tried very hard and finally gaveup. Then it was the turn of the second son to try his luck. He thought it would be an easy task and picked up the sticks easily. Hetried his best to break the sticks but nothing happened. Then, the third son tried to break the bundle of sticks, but he couldn’t do anything either. Meanwhile, the youngest son jeered at his brothers and thought they were very incompetent. He thought he wasvery clever and took one stick at atime and easily broke all of them. The old father then smiled at his sons and said, “Children, do you understand what happened? It is always easy to break the sticks one by one. But when they are bundled to‑ gather, none of you could break them. In the same way. you four brothers should always be together. No one will be able to hurt you then.” The four brothers realized what their father was trying to teach them and forgot all their enmity and learn that unity is strength. From that day onwards, they never fought with each other andlived together in peace and harmony.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 01:03:37 +0000
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