Oak Tree And Reeds Story 

The oak tree and the reeds story with pictures

The oak tree and the reeds

There flowed a river near a village. There was an old Oak tree on the bank of that river. He always kept on thinking that he was very strong. He could see at far away distance as he was very tall. The wind could not harm him even it was too intense. His stem was very strong. It would not bend or break with the intense wind.

The proud oak tree is talking to the reeds.

There were the bushes of reeds under the shade of the Oak tree. They seemed like long grass from the far distance. One day the tree said to the reeds: "O reeds! How weak and light weight you are! You start bending even with a small blow of air. I am sure that the intense wind would be breaking you on blowing but I would remain standing even then." At last one day the wind blew intensely.

The wind blew intensely. The Oak tree remained standing on its place with pride.

The Oak remained standing on its place with pride and said to the reeds: "Did you see the intense wind could not harm me. Look at yourself! How are you bending on?" The reeds did not say anything at listening to this but the wind became furious. It started blowing even more intensely. The Oak encountered the wind for sometime but withdrew at last.

The stem of the Oak tree broke down into two pieces from the middle. 

Its branches started breaking and then in no time its stem broke down into two pieces from the middle. On the other hand the reeds remained lying on the ground as long as the wind blew. But they stood up again as the wind stopped and said to see the Oak's condition: "They who strut with pride do break and who bend humbly remain safe."

moral of the story the oak and the reed

"Do not despise others"

"The Punishment of Pride"