Unity Is Strength

In a forest, a flock of doves flew in search of food. As they had flown a long distance, they were very tired. The king of the flock of doves encouraged them to fly a little further.

The smallest dove of the flock picked up speed and found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. On seeing the rice, all the doves landed and started to eat.

Suddenly a net fell over the doves, and they were all trapped. Doves saw a hunter coming near them carrying a massive club. They desperately fluttered their wings, trying to get out, but to no avail. The king had an idea. He suggested all the doves could fly up together, carrying the net with them. He said that there is strength in unity.

Each dove picked up a portion of the net, and together they flew off carrying it. The hunter looked up in surprise. He tried to follow them, but they flew high over hills and valleys. They flew to a hill near a city of temples where there lived a mouse who could help them. He was a faithful friend of the dove king.

When the mouse heard the loud noise of the flock of doves coming nearby, he went into hiding. The dove king called out to him gently, and the mouse was happy to see him. The dove king explained that they had been caught in a trap and needed the help of a mouse to gnaw at the net with his teeth and set them free.

The mouse agreed, saying that he would first set the king free. The king insisted on setting free the other doves first and the king last. The mouse understood the feelings of the king and complied with his wishes. He started to cut the net, and all the doves were freed, including the dove king, one after the other.

All doves thanked the mouse and flew away together, united in their strength.

Moral of the story – Unity is Strength

When you work together, you are stronger. The greatest strength of mankind lies in unity.