Thursday 26 May 2011

The North Wind and the Sun




THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.The North Wind first tried his power and blew with all his might, but the keener his blasts, the closer the Traveler wrapped his cloak around him, until at last, resigning all hope of victory, the Wind called upon the Sun to see what he could do. The Sun suddenly shone out with all his warmth. The Traveler no sooner felt his genial rays than he took off one garment after another, and at last, fairly overcome with heat, undressed and bathed in a stream that lay in his path.

2 comments:

Ipmilat said...

And the point of that is...? Give in to what flatters your preconception? Accept things cos they're nice?

Zoompad said...

The man accredited with this story, Aesop, was a slave, remember. He must have felt the lash of the whip on his back. I suppose he felt more inclined to do a proper days work for a kind master than an evil one.