once upon a time in a thick forest there lived a tortoise
he was very talkative and quite friendly with everyone in the forest
he stayed near a big pond and made friends with the fishes
frogs and birds of the pond
one day he met a pair of geese
who came to drink water from the pond in the forest
hi friends I've never seen you here before
where are you come from?
we come from another pond to drink water
but we have also not seen you before
I usually stay indoors the water in this pond is clean and good
why don't you come here every day
sure it will be a great pleasure for us
the geese started coming regularly to the pond
the tortoise and the geese would spend long hours
wandering around the forest happily talking and gossiping
Days passed peacefully
suddenly, the trees in the forest started dying as there were no rains
it soon became hotter and many animals started dying
the rivers and ponds soon dried up as well
so all the birds and animals started moving to a different forests
the geese also decided to move out
but before that they wanted to inform the tortoise about it
the geese went to meet the tortoise
dear friend we have decided to go away from the strike forest before we die
we have come to say goodbye to you
how can you leave me and go am I not your friend?
so even if I die you will not be bothered
friend that's not our intention , but how can we help you tell us
I am so frightened living here alone in this forest
please take me along with you
how can we take you with us you cannot fly
we don't want to leave you here at the same time
we don't have any other choice
the tortoise was in tears and the geese felt sorry
I will give you an idea
what's that?
get a strong stick and hold it on either side with your beaks
I can hold on to the middle with my mouth
then you can fly carrying me along
Good idea
the geese immediately accepted the proposal
and set out to find a suitable pond for the tortoise new home
once they found one they returns to the tortoise to the large stick
ah Good one this is a strong stick let us start our journey right away
Alright but remember that you must not speak till we reach the pond
if you open your mouth you will fall so stay quite throughout the journey
I am not a fool I know what will happen if I open my mouth
well then let's go I want to take you with us to a beautiful pond
where you're going to be much happier
we can live the way we were here in this forest we don't want to lose you
they began their journey towards their new home
all along the way the tortoise felt like saying something
but he remember the advice and kept quite
soon they entered the city limits
the people were surprised to see The Tortoise being carried by the geese
people clapped hands and made merry seeing the rare sight
look look there the geese are carrying a tortoise
does the tortoise think that he too can fly like the geese?
the tortoise became very angry
he could not bear it anymore and opened his mouth
you fools! saying this...
he fell right in the middle of the crowd and died
what a foolish tortoise
did he think he would fly by himself?
the crowd made fun of the tortoise stupidity
and the geese cried for the loss of their friend
our poor friend did not understand that real happiness comes from keeping quite
a crow a deer and the tortoise lived in a forest they were very different from each other