Moral Story : Pride hath a fall
Once a young stag lived in a jungle. He was puffed with pride to see his grey shining antlers. One day he went to a clear stream to drink water. As he was drinking, he saw his reflection. First he looked at his antlers and was captivated by their beauty, he forgot his thirst and began admiring them. Then he looked at his legs. They were thin, weak and ugly. He became sad and thought, “What a pair of ugly legs I have!”
He was absorbed in these thoughts when he heard voices of the barking hounds. To save his life, he sprang up and very soon he was at a safe distance. He consoled himself by. saying, “Now I am safe in these thick bushes, the hounds will never find me."
But the hounds had not lost his scent. They chased him and reached the bushes where he had hidden himself. He jumped for his life but fell back. His antlers had been caught in a bush. He struggled very hard to release them but in vain. He realized that his ugly legs helped him, but beautiful antlers became the cause-of distress. Meanwhile, the pack of hounds fell upon him and tore him to pieces.
Moral:
Pride hath a fall.
All that glitters is not gold.
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