135. The
Foolish Fisherman
Once, there was a
big pond near a village. The villagers used the water of the pool for drinking
and for other purposes as well. The pool abounded with fish. Once a fisherman
went fishing to the pool. He spread his net into the pool and sat down. But he
was very impatient. So, he tied a long string to a small stone. Then putting it
into the pool, he began to stir the water to drive more fish into his net. A
villager saw him do so and asked him not to make the water muddy. But the
fisherman didn't listen to him and went on beating the water and making it
dirty. Becoming so muddy and dirty, the fish started dying. Most of the fish
died and now the only source of earning for the fisherman also mixed in mud.
Now the fisherman was disgruntled to see this and started feeling guilty.
Moral:
Don't be impatient.
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