Story of the Sad Snake
A certain wise woman was walking into the outskirts of a village one evening. As she entered the village, she saw a snake biting the villagers. The snake bit everyone who came within range, and, frequently, for no apparent reason, chased the villagers. The wise woman told the snake she felt the snake should stop biting the villagers and making their lives difficult. The snake agreed. A few months later, the wise woman passed through the village again and saw the once beautiful sleek snake covered with mud and lying in a ditch on the side of the road. The snake told the wise woman he was doing what she had suggested. He had stopped biting the villagers. The wise woman looked at the snake and said, "Yes, but I didn't tell you not to hiss."The Point of This Story: Walk softly but carry a big stick.
One in a Million
One summer morning, a young boy walking on the beach found thousands upon thousands of star fish beached with the low tide. He stood on the beach and threw one at a time out into the water so they wouldn't die. An old man came up and caustically said, "Kid, what do you think you're doing? You can't possibly get even a fraction of these starfish in the water before they die! What possible difference is all your work going to make?" "Well, sir," the boy replied as he leaned down, grabbed another starfish, and threw it in, "it makes all the difference in the world to that one."The Point of This Story: Little things do count.
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