There were once six blind men who stood by the road

The

blind men and an elephant

once There were six blind men who stood by the road-side

every day,and begged from the people who passed. They had

often heard

of

el-e-phants, but they ha an never seen one;

for, being blind, how could they?

one morning that an elephant was driven down the road where

they stood. When they were told that the great beast was

before

them, they asked the driver to let him stop so that they

might see him.

Of course they could not see him with their eyes; but they

thought that by touching him they could learn just what kind of

animal he was.

The first one happened to put his hand on the elephant's side.

well!

beast. He is exactly like a wall.

The second felt only of the elephant's tusk.

brother,

He is round and

smooth and sharp. He is more like a spear

than anything else.

The third happened to take hold of the elephant's trunk.

of you are wrong,

see that this

elephant is like a snake.

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The fourth reached out his arms, and grasped one of the

elephant's legs.

plain to me that he is round and tall like a tree.

The fifth was a very tall man, and he chanced to take hold of

the

elephant's ear.

The sixth was very blind indeed, and it was some time before

he could

find the elephant at all. At last he seized the

animal's tail.

your senses. This elephant is not like a wall, or a spear, or a

snake, or a tree; neither is he like a fan. But any man with a

particle of sense cansee that he is exactly like a rope.

Then the elephant moved on, and the six blind men sat by the

roadside all day, and quarreled about him. Each believed that

he knew just how the animal looked; and each called the

others hard names because they did not agree with him.

People who have eyes sometimes act as foolishly.

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Fisherman and businessman

?

One

day

a

fisherman

was

lying

on

a

beautiful

beach,

with

his

fishing

pole

propped

up in the

sand

and his

solitary

line

cast out

into

the

sparking

blue

surf.

He

was

enjoying

the

warmth

of

the

afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.

to

catch

many

fish

that

way

.

the

businessman

to

the

fisherman

.

should

be

working

rather

than

lying

on

the

beach!

he

fisherman

looked

up

at

the

businessman,

smiled

and

awkwardly replied ,

“Well, you can

get

bigger

nets

and

catch

more

fish!

”

was

the

businessman's

answer.

And

then

what

will

my

reward

be

?

the

fisherman ,still smiling .

The businessman replied ,

money and you'll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in

larger

catches

of

fish!

’

’

And

then

what

will

my

reward

be

?

fisherman

again.

The

businessman

was

beginning

to

get a little irritated with the fisherman's questions .

bigger boat ,and hire some people to work for you!

then

what

will

my

reward

be?“

repeated

the

fisherman.“The

businessman was practically

angry. “ Don't you understand? You

can

build

up

a

fleet

of

fishing

boats

,sail

all

over

the

world

,and

appoint all you employees catch fish for you !”

。

?

Once

again

the

fisherman

asked

,

then

what

will

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