Giant Oak Shames Slender Reeds for Bowing to Winds—Just Then a Great Storm Rushes In

Giant Oak Shames Slender Reeds for Bowing to Winds—Just Then a Great Storm Rushes In
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A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But the Reeds bowed low in the wind and sang a sad and mournful song.

“You have reason to complain,” said the Oak. “The slightest breeze that ruffles the surface of the water makes you bow your heads, while I, the mighty Oak, stand upright and firm before the howling tempest.”

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