Once, the tail of a fox was caught in a trap. The fox was in acute pain. But it was helpless.
After a lot of efforts the fox became free from the trap. It heaved a sigh of relief.
But half of its tail got cut in the trap. It thought that the other foxes would mock at it.
The fox planned to persuade all the foxes to part with their tails too. So, it called a meeting.
Advising them it said, “Our tails look ugly and useless. We should get rid of them.”
Listening to it a fox said, “You never advised so foolishly if you were not tailless.”
Moral : You can’t befool all the people all the time.
Be Courteous
Once, two travellers were passing through a road that had very few trees along its sides.
It was hot summer and the sun was scorchingly hot.
Suddenly, they saw a tree with big leaves and thick branches. It was a good shaded tree.
They reached under the tree, put their luggage and sat in its cool shade.
After resting for a while, one of the travellers said, “What a useless tree it is! There is not a single fruit on it.”
Hearing himnthe tree felt insulted. It burst out, “What a selfish man you are!”
“Resting in my cool shade you call me useless,” the tree retorted.
“Get away from here, you wicked fellow. Face the fury of heat again,” said the tree in anger.
Moral : Never insult others.
Whose Fault?
Once, a ship was stuck in a violent sea-storm.
The storm wrecked the ship to pieces. Many people were killed.
But a fortunate man survived the fury. He was lying faint at the beach.
When he regained his senses he said to the sea, “First, you attract the people with your calmness but later destroy everything.”
The sea felt hurt but he kept silent. The man rebuked the sea continuously.
At last, the sea materialised before the man in the guise of a deity. The sailor asked for his identity.
“I am the sea and as calm as you see me now. You rebuked me for the storm but it was not done by me.”
“Then what is the truth?” asked the man.
“The ship was wrecked due to a tornado. It created stormy waves in my water. I was not at fault.”
Moral : Blaming needs wisdom.
