A Man came into a Wood one day with an axe in his hand, and begged all the Trees to give him a small branch which he wanted for a particular purpose.
The Trees were good-natured and gave him one of their branches. What did the Man do but fix it into the axe head, and soon set to work cutting down tree after tree.
The Trees were good-natured and gave him one of their branches. What did the Man do but fix it into the axe head, and soon set to work cutting down tree after tree.
Then the Trees saw how foolish they had been in giving their enemy the means of destroying themselves.
Name of the story : The Man and the Wood
Moral of the story : Never open to your enemies
Moral of the story : Never open to your enemies
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Through the kids section, Magical Lamp presents you the most famous Aesop (or esop) fables for kids. All Aesop fables are very short, easy to understand and have good lessons as take away.
