An old King worked hard all his life. He became weak with age. He wanted that his three sons live together happily even after his death.
But, his sons used to quarrel always and could never even stand each other. The King became worried, because the enemies would easily take advantage of a weak nation, and will destroy them, one by one.
The king wanted to teach them a lesson of unity by demonstrating an example. He called all his sons. Then he gave a single stick to his youngest son, and asked him to break it. The boy broke it easily. He asked the other two sons to do the same. They were confused but did it easily.
Then the farmer gave the bundle of sticks to his eldest and strongest son, and asked him to break it. He failed to do so, even with great effort. He asked the other two sons to do the same, who also failed.
Then the old man said to his sons, "My sons, you have seen that a single stick can be easily broken, but a bundle of sticks cannot be broken easily. So you understand that if you live separately after my death, your enemies will easily destroy you, one by one. But if all of you live together with unity, your enemies will not be able to do any harm to you." The three sons promised to live together in future, and the king was finally a happy man.
But, his sons used to quarrel always and could never even stand each other. The King became worried, because the enemies would easily take advantage of a weak nation, and will destroy them, one by one.
The king wanted to teach them a lesson of unity by demonstrating an example. He called all his sons. Then he gave a single stick to his youngest son, and asked him to break it. The boy broke it easily. He asked the other two sons to do the same. They were confused but did it easily.
Then the farmer gave the bundle of sticks to his eldest and strongest son, and asked him to break it. He failed to do so, even with great effort. He asked the other two sons to do the same, who also failed.
Then the old man said to his sons, "My sons, you have seen that a single stick can be easily broken, but a bundle of sticks cannot be broken easily. So you understand that if you live separately after my death, your enemies will easily destroy you, one by one. But if all of you live together with unity, your enemies will not be able to do any harm to you." The three sons promised to live together in future, and the king was finally a happy man.
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