This one is a nice one i read in a book- (well the name of the book and its author are the last things that you have to worry about so read on- [;-) ] )
On a fine warm typical English Summer morning everything was simply perfect for Mr.Rabbit.The Wolf that had been hunting him for the last couple of days was nowhere to be seen and after repeatedly taking evasive actons from the Greedy wolf , it was a welcome change to be able to take rest.But he was also worried about the prospect of it putting its guard down and the Wolf making easy meal out of it while it was dozing.
So as it was looking around for a safe place to catch forty winks and get around with its daily routine.But no matter how far and wide he searched he never found a palce that he felt would be 'safe enough'. So it looked up to the heavens as if ht answer were to fall out of there.There he saw on the lush green tree none other than Mrs.Crow who was happily gnawing away at what seemed to be a leftover from the nearby camping site.She was engrossed in her feast that she did`nt notice the Rabbit directly below her on the ground. Mr.Rabbit noticed that she was totally oblivious to the fact that There was a Big,Bad Hungry Wolf lurking around the forest looking for some innocuous prey to sink its teeth into.
So Mr.Rabbit thought that this must be a really safe place where the Wolf can never come and decided that there cannot be a better place to take a quick nap.Moreover since the Crow notoriously a timid creature seemed so fearless considering the situation that any attempt to show fear would belittle its reputation.So the Rabbit ,its eyes blinded by ego and self esteem settled down and finally caught up the sleep it had been deprived out of fear of the Wolf.
No sooner had the Rabbit had fallen into deep slumber that the Wolf leaped out of nowhere and pounced on its unsuspecting prey and devoured it gleefully.
The Rabbit, a mild and kind hearted creature went to its just place in heaven.There it confronted an angel and asked it that it had evaded the Wolf umpteen times and the only time it settled down to rest and was devoured by the Wolf while the Crow had not done as much as move a feather but in the end it managed to survive the Wolf`s vicious jaws. Why is it that it deserved to die and not the crow??
The Angel, a truly wise one, replied thus-
"The Only difference between you and the Crow was the height.The Crow was at the top of the tree where it flown to while you were on the ground at the roots of the tree just within reach of the Wolf`s claws unlike the Crow who was out of its grasp.The Lesson you have to learn here was-
"Rest is everyone`s desire But only those who work to get to the top are the only ones who can afford to rest as they have earned their right by getting to height they were at ".
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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