拉维虽然感到失望,但鼓励小猴想想他的行为带来的后果。“曼伽,变得强壮有能力是很棒的,但是更重要的是要诚实和善良,”他说。
他们离开寺庙的时候,曼伽意识到拉维说的对。他感到内疚,因为给别人造成麻烦,也因为骗了朋友。从那天开始,曼伽努力用他的机智来做好事,帮助那些需要帮助的人。当他想玩花招时,他就会记起哥帕勒的话:“诚实是最强大的力量。”
💡 Life's Lesson from this story
傻子骄傲会导致自己倒霉和伤害自己。
🗺️ Cultural Context
📚 Word of the Story
- Fencepost — a vertical post that supports a fence
- Wedge — a piece of wood used to split things apart
- Rigidity — the quality of not being able to bend or change shape
💬 Let's Talk About It
What is one important lesson that the monkey learned from using the wedge to cut down the tree?
Can you think of a time when being patient helped you solve a problem or get something done?
How do you think the world would be different if everyone had as much wisdom as the old man who showed the monkey how to use the wedge?