Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Arrogant Swans
In a far away kingdom, there was a river. This river was
home to many golden swans. The swans spent most of their time on the banks of
the river. Every six months, the swans would leave a golden feather as a fee
for using the lake. The soldiers of the kingdom would collect the feathers and
deposit them in the royal treasury.
One day, a homeless bird saw the river. “The water in this
river seems so cool and soothing. I will make my home here,” thought the bird.
As soon as the bird settled down near the river, the golden
swans noticed her. They came shouting. “This river belongs to us. We pay a
golden feather to the King to use this river. You can not live here.”
“I am homeless, brothers. I too will pay the rent. Please
give me shelter,” the bird pleaded. “How will you pay the rent? You do not have
golden feathers,” said the swans laughing. They further added, “Stop dreaming
and leave once.” The humble bird pleaded many times. But the arrogant swans
drove the bird away.
“I will teach them a lesson!” decided the humiliated bird.
She went to the King and said, “O King! The swans in your
river are impolite and unkind. I begged for shelter but they said that they had
purchased the river with golden feathers.”
The King was angry with the arrogant swans for having
insulted the homeless bird. He ordered his soldiers to bring the arrogant swans
to his court. In no time, all the golden swans were brought to the King’s
court.
“Do you think the royal treasury depends upon your golden
feathers? You can not decide who lives by the river. Leave the river at once or
you all will be beheaded!” shouted the King.
The swans shivered with fear on hearing the King. They flew
away never to return. The bird built her home near the river and lived there
happily forever. The bird gave shelter to all other birds in the river.
What do you think the most appropriate lesson from this story?
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