Aesop’s fables:

Look! this is the right way

Retold by Panchamee Hewavissenti

There was a fox which lost its tail in a snare. It was very downtrodden because it looked very ugly and featured prominently and awkward among the normal. The desperate fox thought of an idea to get away with the shame.

So it called upon a meeting and wheedled the gathering “Look! this tail of a fox only bring misery to the whole fox community. It is an extra burden to the bearer. What is the purpose of bearing an otiose tail. Each and every part of the body has its own importance for the body.

But a tail is of what use? Look at me how beautifully do I appear without the useless tail? I made a wise decision and cut it off my body so that I feel very comfortable. So my wise friends, what you should do is to remove yours and feel the wonder. Make it snappy! The tail is not worth carrying even a second in your life” The fox hoggishly tried to mislead the whole crowd.

Although foxes being crafty by birth didn’t fall in to that fox’s trap. One elderly fox turned up and said “You would never render an advice if you were not to lose your tail. Are you trying to make others too a part of your common mistake?” All foxes sniggered at the fox who had faced a miserable situation and tried to drag others too in to that.

Morale of the story

Those who have committed retractable mistakes might try to draw others too to make their mistake justified and make it a common mistake. They might advice in a very friendly and affectionate manner to convince you to commit a similar mistake. You might be misguided by the deceptively attractive language they use to persuade you.

They are also experts in illustrating the relish of a particular dogmatic act which you have no idea that the person who persuade you is trying to put you in trouble to make you too a part of his/her folly.