The story of the
geese and the tortoise
Once upon a time there lived a pair of geese and a tortoise all three of
whom were great friends. One day they faced a huge drought and the lake in
which they lived was drying up. They decided to leave the lake and look for
a new lake. But the tortoise could not fly. So the geese thought of a plan,
where by the tortoise would have to hold a piece of stick by its mouth which
would be carried by the two geese. The only condition was that the trotoise
should not speak or it will fall from the stick to death. The tortoise
agreed to be silent.
But on seeing this stange arrangment , people on the way started laughing at
the tortoise. Unable to control his anxiety, he spoke out "What are they
laughig about?", and so fell to his death. If he had kept quiet he could
have saved his own life.
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