Unity is Strength : A farmer had three sons / Old Farmer and His Sons (Story Writing)

Unity is Strength    

 

Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived an old farmer with his wife and three sons who were always engaged in quarrels with each other, causing great distress to their father. Despite his attempts to bring his sons to their senses, he was unable to stop them from arguing and fighting. One day, when he heard his sons quarreling again, he decided to take a firm stance against their disunity. He took a plan in his hand and called his sons, asking them to bring three sticks and a rope.

 

As the sons brought the sticks, the farmer tied them together with the rope and then asked his sons to try and break the bundle of sticks. The three boys tried and tried, but despite their best efforts, they could not break the bundle of sticks. Finally, their father untied the bundle and gave one stick to each of his sons, telling them to try and break their sticks. This time they all broke their sticks easily.

 

Curious about the reason for their father's actions, the sons asked him, “Why have you made us do these jobs, dear father? What good will come of it?” The wise father then drew their attention to the tied bundle and the separate sticks, explaining to them that when the sticks were bound together, it was impossible for them to break the bundle. However, when the sticks were separated, it became very easy to break them. He urged his sons to take a lesson from this and understand that if they remained united, they would be as strong as the bundle of sticks. On the other hand, if they remained separated from one another like the untied sticks, they would be as weak as a separate stick. He advised them that if they remained united, nobody would be able to do any harm to them. Thus, he strongly urged them not to quarrel or do any evil among themselves, but to always remain united.

 

In this way, the old man successfully taught his sons the valuable proverb, “United we stand, divided we fall.” The sons, realizing the wisdom of their father's lesson, promised to remain united and never to quarrel among themselves again.

     

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Model Answer-2

UNITY IS STRENGTH

Once upon a time there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife and three sons in a small village. The three sons always quarreled themselves and got separated. This made the farmer unhappy. He tried to bring them to their senses but failed. One day when the three sons were quarrelling, he said, “Stop! Don’t quarrel! It’s bad! But they didn’t listen to him.

Again one day when the sons were quarrelling and the old farmer heard them, he took a plan in his hand. He called all the sons and asked them to bring three sticks. The three boys brought the sticks and rope for their father. The old farmer then tied the stick together with the rope then he said to his sons, “Now try and break this bundle of sticks.” The three boys tried and tried, but they could not break the bundle of sticks. Then their father untied the sticks and gave one stick to each of her sons.  “Now,” he said, “Try and break your stick.” This time they all broke their sticks easily.

The sons got curious to know the reason of those activates. They said all to the father, “Why have you made us do these jobs, dear father? What good will come of it?” Then the wise father told the sons, “Wait a bit, dear sons. I’m making it clear to you.” Now the father drew their attention to the tied bundle and the separate sticks. He explained to them that when the sticks were tied in a bundle, it was impossible for them to break the sticks. But when the sticks were made separate from one another, it was very easy to break them. He asked them to take a good lesson from it. The man could successfully make them understand that if they (the sons) remained united, they would remain as strong as the bundle of sticks. But if they remained separate from one another like the untied sticks, they would be as weak as a separate stick. He also told them that if they remained united, nobody would be able to do any harm to them. So he strongly advised them to always remain united and not to quarrel among themselves any more in future. The sons could realize everything and they promised not to quarrel or do any evil among themselves.

  Thus the old man could effectively teach his sons the valuable proverb, “United we stand, divided we fall.”

Complete the following story following the clue.

There was an old farmer. He had four sons. They were all grown up. But they had no good relation. with one another. They were disobedient and always quarrelled ....    CB'13

Ans.     United we stand, divided we fall/Unity is strength

There was an old farmer. He had four sons. They were all grown up. But they had no good relation with one another. They were disobedient and always quarrelled.

There was constant tension in the house, which deeply worried the old man. His three sons were always quarreling and could never agree on anything. Despite his efforts to bring them to their senses and make them understand the importance of unity, the old man failed time and again. This made him very anxious as he knew that a divided family could easily fall apart.

One day, he hit upon a plan to teach his sons a valuable lesson. He called all his sons and asked them to bring him a bundle of sticks. The sons were puzzled but did as their father asked. They collected a bundle of sticks and brought it to him.

The old man took the bundle of sticks and handed it to his eldest son, asking him to break it. The eldest son tried with all his might but couldn't break the bundle. The father then handed it to his second son and asked him to break it. He too struggled but failed. Finally, the youngest son tried, but he also could not break the bundle of sticks.

Seeing their frustration, the father then asked them to untie the bundle. He told each of his sons to take one stick each. The sons were confused but followed his instructions. Each of them took a single stick in their hands.

"Now, break your stick," the father instructed. Each son easily broke his stick into two. The old man smiled and looked at his sons, who were now beginning to understand the lesson.

"If you live together and support each other," the farmer explained, "you will be strong like this bundle of sticks. No one will be able to harm you. But if you are divided and separate, you will be weak, and anyone can break you as easily as you broke these single sticks."

The sons were deeply moved by their father's words. They realized the importance of unity and promised to stick together and support each other. The old man was relieved and happy to see that his sons had finally understood the value of being united. From that day on, the brothers worked together and lived in harmony, bringing peace and prosperity to their home.