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THE TWO FRIENDS AND THE PLANE TREE #Inspirational Moral
Stories
Jack and
John, two friends, were going somewhere and had been trudging
along on
a hot summer day. At noon, they reached a huge meadow. Coming
across a
large tree, they sat down beneath it, feeling hot, tired, and thirsty. As
they
still had to travel a few hours more, they removed their backpacks,
deciding
to rest. Feeling the pangs of hunger and thirst, they took out their
water
bottles and began eating their lunch. While eating his food, Jack asked
his
friend: ‘Do you know what this tree is called?’ John answered: ‘It’s a
plain
tree.’
‘Is it
so?’ said Jack. ‘It’s got huge leaves and a strong trunk. But no edible
fruits.
It’s quite useless!’
As the
tree heard the two friends talking, it felt deeply offended. It fretted:
‘How
ungrateful can one be? They are sitting in my shade. I’m sheltering
them
from the sun, but they don’t want to thank me, and don’t appreciate my
worth!’
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