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| the wise chief |
Once upon a time
There was a chief in
Africa who had three
Sons.He said to himself
‘What a lucky man I am
To have three wonderful Clever sons,
The chief got older , he began to worry .
“ My sons are wonderful boys , but which one ought I pass my kingdom to when I
die? He must be the wisest of the three, but there are all clever.How can I find the wisest?..
At last the chief had an idea. He called
his sons to him and gave each of them a basket of cowries shells .” Go to the
market “ , he said ,” and buy something that represent the best thing in life
and something that represent the worst”.
His sons were very puzzled and all of
them decided to go and discuss the
matter with friends .
THE First Son was a good businessman and he went to
some merchant friends. ‘ It’s obvious” they said “ the worst thing in the world
is poverty and the best thing is wealth." The first son was delighted with
these wise words and he simply bought another basket. The basket with the
cowries shell represented wealth , the best thing and the empty basket
represented poverty, the worst thing in life.
The Second son was always well-dressed and liked good food and beautiful music. He went to some painters and musicians and asked their advice.” There’s no question about it ,” they laughed . “ the best thing in life is beauty and the worst
Is ugliness.’So the young man bought
A golden statue and a dirty basket.
The third son didn't know what to do either, so he
Decided
to discuss the matter with
The
matter with as many people
As
possible. He talked to elders,
Young
men, old women,
Shopkeepers
,beggars and
Craftsmen
. Then he went to
A
coffee shop and sat down
And
thought.
Finally he got up and went to the meat
market to get what he needed.
That night , the three sons went to their
father and showed him what they had bought from the market. The first son
showed the full and empty baskets of cowries shells representing wealth and
poverty. The second showed his father the golden statue and the old cup
representing the beauty and ugliness. The third son gave his father one thing.
Guess! What is it?
The chief open the package which was
given to him by the third son. He discovered
simply a tongue from the butcher’s. The Chief was worried, asking his
youngest son; how can this tongue represent both the best and the worst thing
in life?
The third son said “ this tongue
represented the best thing in life . We talk with our tongues. With our tongues
we pass on knowledge. We express love, sorrow, joy and understanding .And our
thoughts don’t die with us. They can be spoken for future generations.
Chief said: Ah , I begin to understand.
Now tell me how this tongue represents the worst thing in life.
Son: Words can be the hardest things of
all. People lie, cheat and deceive with words . Words cause fear, hatred and
war.
The chief thought about these words ,
then announced that his third son would be his successor when he died.
Did he made the right choice?
• The Moral of the StoryMake
the good choice of life.
•Search
for the best things of life.
•Students
should search for getting information.
•Students
should ask teachers and friends and scientists about knowledge.
•We
should thank Allah Who gives us this ability.
