You can be a role-model but don’t advise monkeys!
The winter was drawing to an end and the weaver- birds had started their ritualistic wooing. One young male started working diligently on his nest. It was his first nest and he built it with care… he wanted to woo the most beautiful hen to his nest. He was absolutely dedicated to his task and completed it with grace. He lined the insides with the choicest of leaves to provide a soft bed for his forthcoming brood. It took him a month to complete it but it was perfect.
Come spring and the nest was graced by the most beautiful hen. He proposed and she was delighted. The first brood of eggs hatched and the birds provided well for all their chicks.
Summer came and with it the heat. Summer rains followed with menacing thunder and lightning. A monkey took refuge in the branches of the tree and tried to protect itself from the wetness by pulling branches above its head. The rains took unusually long and showed no sign of abating. The monkey was already drenched and was in a foul mood.
The weaver bird could not suffer the plight of the monkey in silence. He said to the monkey,” I am small and weak but I am able to protect my family and me from the rains. You are big and strong and have powerful arms. You should be able to build yourself a nest like I do, and save your self the discomfort of being drenched. “
The monkey, predictably, was incensed at being advised by a weaver-bird from its comfortable perch. It simple tore down the bird’s nest and left.
Jwala
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