An old farmer had four sons. They used to quarrel with one
another. One day the farmer called his sons and said them to live in peace. But
they did not listen to him. The farmer was very sad at heart. He thought that
their future was dark. The farmer became very old. He thought he might die at
any moment. He would not live long. What would his sons do after his death? If
they quarreled with one another, they would spoil his property and be poor. He
also thought of their future and at last he hit upon a plan. So, one day he ordered
his sons to bring a bundle of sticks. The sons did so. He then ordered his
eldest son to break the bundle. He tried again and again but failed. The second
son and the third son did the same thing but in vain. The old man then ordered
them to untie the bundle. They untied it. The old man then told them to break
the sticks one by one.
This time they could easily break the sticks. Now the old
man said to his sons, “My dear sons, you see that you could not break the
bundle. But when the bundle was untied, you could easily break. So remain
united and then none will be able to do any harm to you.”
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