Once there was a tortoise in a big
pond. Many swans also lived in the
pond. The tortoise and the swans
were good friends. The tortoise liked
the flight of the swans. He wished to
go up in the air and see the world,
the pond and the trees around it
from above. But he had no way out.
One day the tortoise said to the
swans that he had an idea to see the
world from above. He would catch
the middle of a strong stick and they
would grab both the sides of the
stick and fly into the air. The swans
agreed. Thus the tortoise was flying
in the air.
The tortoise was delighted to be
high on the hills and was enjoying
the flight. Then a crow came flying
from the other direction and said to
the tortoise, “Are you the king to fly
like that?” The tortoise became
proud and tried to answer the crow, “Yes, I
am.” But the moment he opened his mouth, he fell on the
rocks and turned into pieces.
Moral- Vanity leads to fall
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