The Stag and His Reflection - Aesop Moral Story

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Stag and His Reflection </b></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">(The Stag at the Pool </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>- Aesop Moral Story</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One hot summer’s day, a young stag came to a spring for a drink of water.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bending down to quench his thirst, he noticed his reflection in the clear pool and started to think, “<b>My horns are so very attractive. They are large and well shaped, unlike my legs that seem so ugly and thin.</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">He sighed, </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I wish I did not have feet like these!</b>”</span><br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvdqy-I4piQ3XW-8HBphAOfX-0Tclh5WhCwThc5iPmTaXxvQOx-2sdEiGyDREbus8GZpOnkkrCaz5Q5zofjX0WTycVk3jidV55GJyZXkRYXOnaszY90H1D2y-HI5_hLI9QAQRJ6dwYHR_/s1600/The-Stag-and-His-Reflection.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Stag and His Reflection - Aesop Moral Story" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvdqy-I4piQ3XW-8HBphAOfX-0Tclh5WhCwThc5iPmTaXxvQOx-2sdEiGyDREbus8GZpOnkkrCaz5Q5zofjX0WTycVk3jidV55GJyZXkRYXOnaszY90H1D2y-HI5_hLI9QAQRJ6dwYHR_/s1600/The-Stag-and-His-Reflection.gif" title="The Stag and His Reflection - Aesop Moral Story" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">While he was lost in thought, a Lion crept up from behind, ready to spring on the unsuspecting stag.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The slight rustle of the grass behind however alerted him to danger and before the Lion could pounce, the stag fled from the scene!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As long as the grassy plain spread out before him, the stag could keep running.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">But as soon as he reached the woods, his horns became entangled with the vines and branches and he found himself stuck!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“<b>Oh, what shall I do now !</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> he cried, "<b>My feet tried to save me, but these very antlers that I valued so greatly over my legs will now lead me to my death!</b>”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Trapped in the mesh of leaves, the stag became easy prey, and before long, the hungry Lion's next meal! </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Moral</b>:</span></div> <div style="color: blue; text-align: justify;"> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">The things we don't value are sometimes worth a lot.</span></b></blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align: right;"> <br /> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/dkidspage/moral-stories/The-Stag-and-His-Reflection.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1"><b style="color: purple;">Download this Story</b></a></div> </div>

The Stag and His Reflection - Aesop Moral Story

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