Unity Is Strength/story

Unity Is Strength

There was an old farmer. He had four sons. They were illiterate. They always quarrelled among themselves. The old man was very anxious about their future. So he wanted to teach them a lesson. He asked his sons to be peaceful. But they did not listen to him. In order to teach them the value of unity. He called his sons together and told his youngest son to bring some Slicks, the son brought some sticks. The old man asked him to bind the sticks together. The farmer asked his sons to break the bundle. They tried one by one but none of them was successful. Then he told the sons to untie the bundle. When they did it, he asked them to break the sticks separately. They broke the sticks one by one very easily. The old man said, "My sons! If you remain united like the stick and do not quarrel, nobody can harm you. On the other hand, if you quarrel among yourself, you will lose strength and your enemies will easily do you harm. So live in peace. The sons for the point and promised to follow their father's advice.

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