A farmer teaches his three quarreling sons the vital lesson that unity and mutual support create strength, while division leads to weakness.
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bundle of sticks
once upon a time there lived a farmer on
a beautiful farm with his three sons the
farmer was fairly rich and had
everything an ordinary man could want
but still there was one thing that made
his heart ache hey aren't you supposed
to help out with the stacking I already
put in the first three bundles plus I
scrubbed the animals while you were out
now it's your turn hey I was out to get
supplies so don't give me the I do it
all tone hey you why aren't you helping
nice try you both can keep fighting
while I finish all the work right
besides I just finished repairing the
truck mind your tone and you get up and
help it made the farmer miserable to see
his sons arguing all the time
the boys were Infamous even in the
hey you know what it's been a long time
since we all got together with the
harvest season just around the corner
there's hardly any time to breathe still
how about a bonfire by the lake tomorrow
evening sure sounds wonderful but don't
call the Osborne boys please yes if they
come the three of them will keep
fighting and spoil the evening for all
of us poor Uncle Osborne
hey Flint how are you come in I was just
wondering if you could spare me a hand
to dig up a patch for peas in my farm I
was down with the flu and I have nobody
to help you look exhausted sure I'll
send one of my sons to your farm here
let's have a cup of tea
you're lucky you have three of them to help
ah some luck I don't know what to do
about my sons they just don't get along
at all
Posey don't worry you'll figure it out I
am so worried how will they run the show
when they fight about every little thing
in that case just divide your farm into
three Let each of them be alone and
maybe then they shall know what a
blessing it is to be together the words
hey Manny hi how do you get the time to
play the banjo with the Harvest around
the corner ah I forgot there's four of
you on the farm lucky you yeah what's up
all of us are planning to go on a picnic
and bonfire tomorrow evening would you
like to join I would love to come but do
not bring your brothers along what why
face it you're together you'll end up
fighting and none of us other kids want
that if you want to come you'll have to
hey getting a cup of coffee
hi why don't you join nah I was just
running to make the market we need a new Spade
Spade
unlike you I don't have brothers to
divide the work
hey by the way we're going on a picnic
to the lake tomorrow evening wow if you
want to come make sure you come alone
and not with your brothers what why
because whenever you three are together
all you do is fight and that's very
disturbing to all of us
hey you're really building a mechanical
saw I like making my own tools
course you get time to indulge as you
have brothers to share the work
want to join us for a picnic tomorrow
evening by the lake sure
sure
come there the first stroke of Twilight
but your brothers are not invited what
why because we do not want to spoil our
evening by seeing you three fight and
face it you will fight when you're together
together
the three sons of the farmer were pretty
shaken by what they had heard it was
very embarrassing to know what their
friends in the village thought of them
of course none of the brothers shared
what they had been told to the others
presently their father called them
Father you asked us to come yes I need
to have a serious talk with you
serious talk all three of you are
growing up really fast soon you will
have to take over the farm from me but I
want to see who among you is the
strongest he shall be the leader why
this sudden let me finish all three of
you are smart and hardworking so it's
difficult to decide who among you must
lead hence I have devised a test all of
here they are open them [Music]
[Music]
and now I want all of you to break each
and every stick in the bundle let's see
who can do it the fastest
the boys raced against each other to
break the sticks they could break them
easily and all three of them finished
almost at the same time all of you
finished together almost I guess and now
outside in the tractor there's another
set of three bundles bring them in the
boys did as they were told
I want you to break them all together
without separating the sticks the boys
tried and tried
they used all their strength but none of
them could break the bundle of sticks
finally exhausted they gave up you know
why you could not break the bundle
why because when together is one bundle
the sticks become much stronger as each
stick in the bundle supports the other
so just by being together every stick is
protected and automatically taken care
of imagine if the sticks were to fight
and separate out why just you a bird a
dog could break them do you understand
what I am saying [Music]
[Music]
that strength lies in being together
that to be United is to be safe and protected
protected
that when we take care of each other all
of us benefit
yes exactly now I leave it to you you
want to be a bundle of sticks or three
separate sticks and if you decide to be
alone then just think of Uncle Flint who
is all alone and has no one to fall back
on that night the boys thought really
hard ah I forgot there's four of you on
the farm lucky you
whenever you three are together all you
do is fight
of course you get time to indulge as you
have brothers to pitch in the three boys
were ashamed of themselves the next
morning you're really good at the
mechanical stuff helps to have you
around but I'm not half as good with
money and math As You Are
true and neither of us understands the
that evening the three sons went out to
enjoy coffee together they met some of
their friends there
hey aren't you coming I am not going
anywhere without my brothers you guys
were right we have been pretty nasty not
just to each other but most of all to
Dad and tonight we shall make amends for it
it
so that night they prepared a bonfire
cooked a Sumptuous meal and treated
their father to an evening of fun and songs
songs
and my bundle of joy foreign
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