Learn English Basic Grammar With Simple Examples

A farmer had sis sons. They were always quarrelling amongst themselves. They could not work together. The farmer was troubled about this.

Once he fell seriously ill. He knew his end was near. The thought of his sons troubled him. He thought of a clever plan. He called his sons to his beside. He asked one of his sons to fetch a bundle of sticks. The bundle was brought. He asked his eldest son to break it. For all his strength he could not break it. One by one each son tried in vain.

Then the farmer asked his eldest son to untie the bundle. He asked them to break the sticks one by one. Each one of his sons could break the sticks easily. Seeing this the farmer said, “See my sons, you were able to break the individual sticks because each stick was alone, but you could not break the bundle of sticks because they were all tied together. If you live united, none can harm you. United you stand divided you fall.” The sons had learnt a valuable lesson. They promise never to quarrel. The old farmer died in peace.