Prevod

A farmer’s sons were always quarreling. Though he often urged them to stop, he could not persuade them with words to change their ways, so he decided to teach them by a practical example. He told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done as he asked, he first handed them the sticks all together and told them to break them. Though they strained with all their might, they could not. Then he untied the bundle and gave them the sticks one by one. When they broke these easily, he said, “So it is with you, my sons: if you stand united, your enemies will never overcome you; but if you quarrel among yourselves, you will be easy prey.” The fable shows that unity brings strength, while discord leaves us easily defeated.