XMAS Bonus: The Bundle of Sticks

Send us Fan MailOnce upon a time, there was an old farmer who had several sons. The sons were strong and hard-working, but they had one big problem: they were always fighting with each other. They argued about everything, from who should do the chores to who was the smartest.The father was worried. He knew that if his sons didn't learn to get along, they would have a very hard time in life. One day, he called them all together and showed them a bundle of sticks tied tightly with a rope.The Challenge: He handed the bundle to his oldest son and said, "Break this in half." The son tried with all his might, but the bundle wouldn't even bend.The Others Try: One by one, the other sons tried to break the bundle. Even the strongest son couldn't snap the sticks while they were tied together.The Lesson: The father untied the rope and gave each son just one single stick. "Now try," he said. With a quick snap, every son broke his stick easily.The Moral of the StoryThe father told his sons:"If you stay together and help each other, you will be like the bundle—strong and hard to break. But if you keep fighting and stay divided, you will be like the single sticks—easy for anyone to snap."Support the show