The Turtle and the Geese
A
turtle lived in a pond. Two geese saw the turtle. The turtle and the geese became
friends.
One
day the goose told his turtle friend, we are going on a journey will you come
with us.
The
turtle said, “How can I,? I have no wings.”
The
geese replied.
We
can take
if you promise to keep your mouth shut and not say a word to anybody!
The
turtle said, “ I can do that, take me with you!”
The
geese brought a stick and each held one end of it.
The
friend goose said, “Hold the middle of the stick with your mouth and don't say a
word to anybody until we reach home !”
The
geese then sprang in the air with the turtle between them, holding fast the stick
.
The
children below saw the turtle flying in the air. They laughed and laughed. The
turtles’ pride was deeply hurt, and he opened his mouth to say, “If I am
carried on a stick what business is it of yours.”
The
moment he opened his mouth he fell down and died.
Moral:
Disaster can come from opening your mouth at the wrong time.(A Buddha Story)
