The oak, which was very proud of itself, showed a great deal of sympathy for the sugar cane. 'What a sad lot is yours! A breath of wind is sufficient to make you bow your head. On the other hand, I stand up straight and tall in the strongest gale!'
'Yes, but,' the sugar cane objected,'although the wind can make me bend, it can never break me,'
A furious storm then broke out. When it had passed over, behold there was the oak lying on the ground with its roots in the air, while, little by little, the sugar cane straightened itself up, as strong as ever before.
Moral : Pride has a fall.
Words Meanings
sympathy the feeling of being sorry for somebody
lot a person's luck or situation in life
sufficient enough for a particular purpose
bow to bend or make something bend
straight without a bend or curve
gale an extremely strong wind
furious with grate energy and speed
broke out started suddenly
behold to look at or see somebody or something
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