One day, a king’s procession was passing through the forest. By mistake, they dropped a huge block of ice. Something glittered inside it, but the animals were scared to go near it, not knowing what it was. Suddenly, a beaver came by and looked at it. “This is shining,” he said, “Must be something precious!” Then, the king of the forest ordered the animals to break open the ice block. None could. The beaver tried gnawing at it with his teeth and shivered, but nothing happened. Then it remembered something and pushed the ice slab towards the clearing with the help of other animals. The sun shone on the ice block. It started melting, and the treasure was revealed. The king of the forest said, “Of all the present here, only the beaver deserves a reward. He was the only one who knew what to do.” “I used common sense. I remembered that when I feel cold, I stand in the sun,” said the beaver.
Common Sense
