The Oak And The Reeds
Aesop Fable: The Oak And The Reeds
A very large oak was uprooted by the wind and thrown
across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus
addressed: "I wonder how you, who are so light and weak,
are not entirely crushed by these strong winds."
They replied,
"You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently
you are destroyed; while we on the contrary bend
before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken,
and escape."
Stoop to conquer.
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