The Two Crabs

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The Two Crabs

Example is the best precept.

One day two Crabs came out from their home to take a stroll on the sand. "Child," said the mother, "you are walking very ungracefully. You should accustom yourself, to walking straight forward." "Mother," said the young one, "set the example yourself, and I will follow you."

Townsend version

A crab said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child? It is far more becoming to go straight forward." The young Crab replied: "Quite true, dear Mother; and if you will show me the straight way, I will promise to walk in it." The Mother tried in vain, and submitted without remonstrance to the reproof of her child.

Moral

Example is more powerful than precept.

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