The Wounded swan
One day Prince Siddhartha and his cousin Devadatta were walking in the woods, when they saw a beautiful swan. Devadatta immediately drew his bow and shot the swan. Siddhartha rushed to the swan and pulled the arrow out, and held the bird in his arms and caressed it. This made Devadatta very angry and he demanded that the swan be returned to him as he had shot it and it belonged to him. But Siddhartha refused to give him the swan, as he knew that he would kill it. So they decided to ask the ministers of the court who the swan belonged to. The ministers all had different views. Some said that swam should be given to Devadatta and others felt that the swan should be given to Siddhartha. Then one wise minister stood up and said” A life belongs to one who saves it, and not to the one who will destroy it, and the swan goes to the Prince”. Prince Siddhartha took care of the swan until it could fly again. Then he turned it loose so it could live freely with its own kind . * * <http://sig.graphicsfactory.com/>* நல்லதுசெய் நல்லதே நடக்கும் *जन सेवा ईश्वर सेवा * *cnu.pne* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
