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Thursday, 27 March 2025

The Stag and Its reflection story

Once upon a time there lived a proud stag. While wandering in the forest, he came upon a pond. He stopped there to drink water in order to quench his thirst. As he bent down, he saw his own reflection in the water. “How beautiful are my horns!" he thought, admiring its long curves. the stag and its horn

As the stag was admiring his antlers, he suddenly noticed his legs. Look at my skinny legs. I cannot believe God has given me both beautiful horns and such ugly legs," he thought. The proud stag now felt ashamed of his legs. His pride vanished. “These ugly legs are no match for my beautiful antlers," he thought. 

Just then the stag heard the roar of a lion. When he turned around, he saw a lion charging at him. The stag ran as fast as he could. 

The stag thought, he could run to the dense forest so that the lion will not be able to catch me in that part of the forest. The stag ran into an area where there were many bushes and branches. Soon the stag had left the lion far behind. 

All of a sudden his horns got entangled between the trunks of two trees standing close to each other. The more he tried to free himself, the more difficult it became. As the stag was struggling to get free, the lion came nearer to the stag.

“How I praised my horns and cursed my legs. Now I know the real value of my legs which almost took me to safety," wailed the stag. The lion pounced on the stag and killed him. That was the end of the proud stag. 

Moral: All that glitters is not gold.

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