One day a hungry fox was caught in a trap. He did his best to get away, but in vain. The farmer cut off his bushy tail and set him free.
The fox felt very much ashamed for the loss of his tail. He thought that other foxes would laugh at him. After a good deal of thought he hit upon a nice plan.
One day he called a meeting of all the foxes of the forest. “My friends,” shouted the fox at the top of his voice, “to carry such a bushy tail with you is a disgrace. The tails are unnecessary loads. They are ugly things. Look here, I feel lighter and happier since I cut off my tail.”
The foxes listened to his speech spell-bound.
At this, a grave old fox rose and said, “It is a good suggestion indeed, my dear friend, but I think you would not have advised us to cut off our jails if you had not lost yours.”
All the foxes could now discover the truth. In their anger they drove away the tail-less fox and left the meeting.
Moral : Don’t blindly follow the advice of others.
The fox felt very much ashamed for the loss of his tail. He thought that other foxes would laugh at him. After a good deal of thought he hit upon a nice plan.
One day he called a meeting of all the foxes of the forest. “My friends,” shouted the fox at the top of his voice, “to carry such a bushy tail with you is a disgrace. The tails are unnecessary loads. They are ugly things. Look here, I feel lighter and happier since I cut off my tail.”
The foxes listened to his speech spell-bound.
At this, a grave old fox rose and said, “It is a good suggestion indeed, my dear friend, but I think you would not have advised us to cut off our jails if you had not lost yours.”
All the foxes could now discover the truth. In their anger they drove away the tail-less fox and left the meeting.
Moral : Don’t blindly follow the advice of others.
