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The reed and the olive

(Aesop's Fables)

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　A reed and a olive were having an argument.

　They were arguing about which has more tolerance, more strength, and more stability.

　The olive said to the reed,

“You are so light and weak.

　You always bent your body and crushed by the winds.”

“…”

　The reed keeps silent without any reply.

　Shortly after, there was a strong wind.

　Whiz-Whiz!

　The reed was swayed and bent by the fearful wind,

　but he got through the wind unharmed.

　On the other hand, while the olive fought with the wind,

　Snap!

the olive was broken and destroyed.



　The story shows those who doesn’t go against the wind and let things take its own course

　will gain things than those who try to go against the wind.

The end

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