The Crane And The Crab Story
Once upon a time, there lived a crane near a pond. As time passed, he grew older and weak and was unable to arrange his food. He then thought of a plan to get access to food without having to hunt for it.
He sat on the bank of the pond with a sad face, and soon enough, the fishes, crabs, and other creatures in the pond, intrigued by his behavior, asked him what was the matter.
In response, he explained that an astrologer had made a prediction that the pond would dry up soon and that all the creatures of the pond would die due to the loss of water.
Hearing this, all the creatures of the pond got scared and started talking among themselves.
They then asked the crane for a suggestion to this problem, to which, the crane explained how each one of the creatures could be saved by a simple action.
He told all the pond creatures that he would carry one of them in his beak every day, and transport them to the other pond nearby, which had plenty of water.
Hearing this, all the pond creatures agreed immediately in a desperate attempt to save their lives.
Soon enough, every day, one fish or and other pond creatures started getting into the crane’s beak in an attempt to save their lives, and the crane would take them to a deserted area and devour them.
One day, it was the crab’s turn to get onto the crane. He climbed onto the crane’s back. As the crane flew over the deserted area, the crab immediately saw the skeletons of many fishes and pond creatures lying around.
The crab was very clever- sensing danger, he came up with a quick plan.
Before the crane could set him down on the ground and start to devour him, he grabbed the crane’s neck with his strong claws and killed him instantly.
He then returned to the pond, explaining the entire situation to the remaining pond creatures. They all applauded him for his timely action and wits.
What is the moral of the Story "The Crane And The Crab"?
The moral of the story "The Crane And The Crab" is below
Never trust anyone blindly.
Presence of mind pays off.