Once upon a time, several brothers often quarreled.

One day, their father called them to his side, took out a pair of chopsticks and said, "Who can break this chopstick?"

Several brothers have folded, none of them.

Father took the chopsticks apart and folded them again for everyone. This time they broke at a discount.

Father said, "Look, a pair of chopsticks is very strong and keeps folding." . Chopsticks break easily. In the future, you must stop quarreling and unite to have strength. "

A bundle of sticks (a chopstick)

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Publication date: 2005129 October 65438 Source: Aesop's Fables, Shaonan Culture by Aesop.

This bundle of sticks

By Aesop

Someone has several sons. They always quarrel. No matter how hard he tries, he can't get them to live in harmony. So he decided to convince them of their stupidity in the following ways. He told them to get a bundle of sticks, and he asked everyone to break it on their knees in turn. All attempts have failed; Then, he untied the bundle and handed them sticks one after another, when they had no difficulty breaking them. "Well, my children," he said, "unite. You are not just enemies, but if you quarrel and split, your weakness will make you at the mercy of those who attack you."

Unity is strength.

a pair of chopsticks

Translation:

Chopsticks are easy to break, but chopsticks are not easy to break. This fable tells me that division leads to failure and unity leads to strength.

Once upon a time, there was a man who had several sons. They often quarrel. This man has a lot of troubles and can't let his sons live in peace. So he came up with a way to make them understand their stupidity.

He asked them to bring a pair of chopsticks, and then asked them to break them on their knees one by one. Every son has tried, but he can't break it in the end. Then, he untied the rope tied with chopsticks and handed it to his sons one by one. They broke them one by one without any effort. ""Do you understand, children? " He said, "If you stick together, no one can be your opponent, but if you quarrel all the time-endlessly and divided, you will become weak and anyone can beat you. "

Unity is strength.