An
old farmer had three sons who would often fall out with one another. The father
advised them not to do so, but they would never live in peace. The old man was
in a great fix. He was at a loss to know what to do. At last he hit upon a
clever plan.
One
day the old man called his sons to him and gave them a bundle of sticks.
“Well,
my boys,” said he, “now break (he bundle to pieces.”
Each
of his sons tried with all his might to do so, but none succeeded.
The
old man then untied the bundle and asked his sons to break the sticks
separately. This they could do quite easily.
Then
turning to his sons’, the old man said, “You see my sons, you cannot break the
bundle. But you can easily break every stick of the bundle. So, if you live
united, none can do you any harm. But if you fall out with one another, you
will come to grief”
The
Sons then could understand that union is strength. From that day they began to
live together in peace.
Moral:
United we stand divided we fall.
