Aesop’s Fables: The Swallow and the Other Birds 伊索寓言：燕子與鳥兒

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Aesop’s Fables: The Swallow and the Other Birds

伊索寓言：燕子與鳥兒

IT happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about picking up their food. “Beware of that man,” quoth the Swallow. “Why, what is he doing?” said the others. “That is hemp seed he is sowing; be careful to pick up every one of the seeds, or else you will repent it.” The birds paid no heed to the Swallow’s words, and by and by the hemp grew up and was made into cord, and of the cords nets were made, and many a bird that had despised the Swallow’s advice was caught in nets made out of that very hemp. “What did I tell you?” said the Swallow.          “DESTROY THE SEED OF EVIL, OR IT WILL GROW UP TO YOUR RUIN.”

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1q. What was the Countryman doing as the 

swallow and some other birds were hopping about?

 

Ans.= sowing some hemp seeds in a field.

2q.What did the swallow say? 

Ans= "Beware of that man."

3q.What did the others say? 

Ans= "Why, what is doing?"

4q. What else did the swallow say?

 Ans= "That is hemp seed he is sowing; 

be careful to pick up every one of the 

seeds,or else you will repent it."

5q.Did the other birds listen to the swallow? 

Ans= No, they didn't.

Bq. What happened to the sown hemp? 

Ans=It grew up and became nets

fs=the moral of the story is-- Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. The Countryman sowed seed which grew and he made nets with them.

The swallow warned everyone early but they didn't listen to him. Then they were caught by the nets. If they had heeded the swallow's warning, they would be alive.  Similarly, destroy whatever is the seed of evil around you or it will be your ruin.