Once there was a carpenter. He was working hard. Now, the carpenter was bald. A mosquito seeing the shiny bald head of the carpenter went and sat on his head. It started biting the carpenter’s head. The carpenter got irritated and chased the mosquito away with his hand but the mosquito came back. The carpenter again chased the mosquito with his hand. The mosquito went away but was persistent. It kept coming again and again. The carpenter was finally very tired. He called out to his son, “Son, please get rid of this mosquito for me.” The son was very obedient but foolish. He hit the mosquito with a stick. Though the mosquito flew away yet the carpenter was wounded badly.
The Mosquito and the Foolish Son
