Foolish Tortoise
There lived a tortoise and two ducks in a lake...
nearby a village.
All there were very good friends.
They used to meet everyday,
talk with each other, play with each other,
and lived happily.
During the summer season,
one of the friend's felt that the level of water has reduced.
They became afraid...
that in the coming days it'll reduce more,
and they make me dry.
They became very sad and started thinking,
What to do in order to save their lives?
They kept on thinking where to go.
Suddenly, one duck got an idea!
There is no use living here.
We should leave this lake,
and go to the nearby lake in the next village.
Friend, whatever you are telling is correct.
But how do we leave this place?
This is our home, we were born here.
Be practical.
This doesn't mean that we should die here,
since we were born here.
The tortoise who was listening to the conversation
of the ducks thought that he should also
go along with them.
He immediately asked:
Friends...Have you decided to leave me here all alone.
Will you take me also with you?
My dear, we can understand your problem.
But what will we do,
As we are birds, we can fly.
But how can you fly ?
It is correct, that I cannot fly!
But if you really want to help me,
You will take me with you.
How?
By carrying on our back !
No, I'll bring a long stick.
You both hold the two ends of the stick with your beak,
and I'll hold the middle of the stick with my mouth.
So when you both fly together,
I can also come with you, right !
Good idea.
But you may have some difficulty in this.
What difficulty?
If by mistake you open your mouth,
while we are flying,
you will immediately fall down,
and you may die.
Don't worry.
How can I put my life in the danger.
I am not foolish.
Don't take more than this.
Let's start immediately.
As per the tortoise suggestion,
both the ducks held the stick
and started flying along with the tortoise.
Seeing this unusual sight,
all the village people started clapping
and shouting.
The tortoise became very happy
on hearing all this.
He opened his mouth to say,
Did you see how the people are enjoying,
as if they are watching a circus,
all this credit goes to me.
But before he could complete the sentence,
he fell down...
Hit himself against a rock and died.
Moral:
Most of the people are punished for their own deeds.
Tortoise is a very good example.
So we should think of the result of one's actions.
We should not behave like this foolish tortoise.