The wise owl One day,a large number of woodcutters came to the jungle

in search of wood. The lively and green trees fascinated them.

So ,they started felling them with their sharp axes. The young
owls all started malting a loud noise when they saw their
homes getting destroyed. But,they could not do anything and
kept watching helplessly. When the woodcutters looked at the
old and half-dead,they said, “Oh!This is a dry tree. It is of not
use to us,as it won’t provide us enough wood. Why waste our
time on it?” So,they went away,leaving the old and half-dead
tree untouched. The old owl’s nest was spared

A large group of owls came to settle in a jungle. The jungle

was full of green and lively trees. They were free to pick a tree At times,a curse can be a blessing!
of their choice to build their homes. The young owls chose a
green and well-built tree for themselves.

There was an old owl in their group,who was forced by

others to choose an old and half-dead tree. The old owl had to
remain satisfied with his share. Days went by,the young owls Glossary
would often feel proud at their selection of trees and would
felling 可怕的，打倒 destroyed 毁坏，
tease the old owl,”Oh,you poor guy! You could not find a
破坏
lively and green tree. You have got a dry and half-dead tree.
You are very unlucky indeed.” malting 麦芽，发芽 untouched 没
有碰过
But the old owl was wise. He would silently smile at their
remarks. At times lie would reply,”Who knows whether you remain 保持
are lucky or I am lucky!” The young owls blessing 祝福
would,however,merely laugh at him.