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The Bundle of Sticks
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A parent lived with three children.
The children often argued with one another.
One day the parent brought a bundle of sticks.
“Try to break this bundle,” said the parent.
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A parent lived with three children.
The children often argued with one another.
One day the parent brought a bundle of sticks.
“Try to break this bundle,” said the parent.
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The first child tried. The bundle would not break.
The second child tried. It still would not break.
The third child tried. The sticks stayed together.
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Then the parent untied the bundle.
Each child took one stick.
Each stick broke easily.
“See,” said the parent. “Together you are strong.”
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And that is the moral of our story: when we stay together, we are strong.
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