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TWO OTTERS - MORAL STORY

           Across a dense forest there lived two otters. These otters had the habit of quarrelling among themselves on their catches. Once, the otters had a big quarrel with a big fish they happened to eye at the same time. The first otter said, "I had seen the fish first. So, it is mine." The second otter retaliated, "I had my paws on it first. It is mine." The first one replied, "Don't make a fool of me. 




               It is I who killed it so, it is mine." "I brought the fish to the shore. It is mine," shouted the second otter. Thus, the argument continued. A jackal was watching the show from a distance and decided to bring it to an end. He came to the otters and offered, "Tell me your problem friends. I shall try to solve it." The first otter said, "Look dear jackal, it is I who saw the fish first. This fellow wants it for himself." The second otter complained, "I only brought the fish ashore. 


              It belongs to me." The jackal, after a long pause, bit away from the fleshy middle region of the fish and left out the head on one side and the tail on the other. With a crooked smile, he said, "Why are you fighting among yourselves? One can have the head and the other can have the tail. I shall take the middle as a token for settling the quarrel." Saying this, the jackal took the fleshy middle and left the remains for the otters. Only now did the otters understand the effect of quarrelling.

 

Moral: QUARREL AMONG FRIEND LEAVE THEM AS LOSERS !!!



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