The Old Man and His Quarrelsome Sons
Once there lived an old man in a
village. He had three sons who constantly quarreled with one another. This made
the old man very anxious and sad. He was always in a gloomy mood, worrying
about their future. He knew that unity was strength, but his sons didn’t
understand that.
The old man was wise and decided
to teach them a lesson. One day, he came up with a plan.
He called his sons and gave them
a bundle of sticks tied together. He asked each of them to break the bundle.
They tried one by one, but none could break it. Then the old man untied the
bundle and gave them single sticks. This time, they easily broke the sticks.
The old man smiled and said,
“See, my sons, when the sticks were together, they were strong and unbreakable.
But when separated, they were weak. Just like these sticks, if you stay united,
no one can harm you. But if you keep fighting and stay divided, you will be
weak and vulnerable.”
The sons understood the lesson.
They felt ashamed of their behavior and promised to live in harmony from that
day forward.
Moral of the Story: Unity
is strength.