Fable
The North Wind & the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about
which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and
bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.
"Let
us agree," said the Sun, "that he is the stronger who can strip that
Traveler of his cloak."
"Very well," growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.
With
the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler's body.
But he immediately wrapped it closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew,
the tighter he held it to him. The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but
all his efforts were in vain.
Then
the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant
warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his
cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun's rays grew warmer
and warmer. The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last, he became so
heated that he pulled off his cloak, and, to escape the blazing sunshine, threw
himself down in the welcome shade of a tree by the roadside.
Moral
- Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and
bluster fail.
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