{"id":1475,"date":"2018-09-03T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azman.cyou\/short-story-a-bundle-of-sticks\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T04:51:00","slug":"short-story-a-bundle-of-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azman.cyou\/blog\/short-story-a-bundle-of-sticks\/","title":{"rendered":"SHORT STORY: A Bundle Of Sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jNSUxtly7rg\/W4y-LV7udOI\/AAAAAAAAJ1c\/hJRRabc1Y3c8ptH6ac6IgEuBfIiruTNiQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/12-47-22-001.gif\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"287\" data-original-width=\"194\" data-src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jNSUxtly7rg\/W4y-LV7udOI\/AAAAAAAAJ1c\/hJRRabc1Y3c8ptH6ac6IgEuBfIiruTNiQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/12-47-22-001.gif\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">At the end of a village, there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife who was sick. They had five sons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Their sons were already grown-ups but they were very lazy. They only wanted to eat.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The farmer was really worried about his sons. His sons were jealous of each other and they always fought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">One day, the farmer had an idea. He called all his sons. He advised his sons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The farmer gave a stick to each of his sons. He asked them to break the stick. All his sons could break the sticks easily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Then, the farmer took a bundle of sticks. He gave each of his sons, a bundle of sticks. He asked them to break the bundle of sticks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">They could not break the bundle of sticks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;You are all like a piece of stick which is easily broken,&#8221; said the farmer.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;If you cooperated like the bunch of sticks, you will not be easily defeated by others,&#8221; advised the farmer again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">His sons were on good terms again. They cooperated to help their parents. They helped to do work together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Their domestic animals had increased. Their farms were fertile. The farmer was very happy now that his children had worked together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>MORAL VALUE<\/b><br \/>Living in cooperation is always a blessing.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of a village, there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife who was sick. They had five sons. 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