SIX BLIND MEN AND AN ELEPHANT
Once upon a time, many
years ago, there lived six young men .They were very keen to learn and
never stopped searching to knowledge. But unfortunately all of them were blind
.One day they were walking through the dark Indian forest, when they heard a
sound .They all stopped and listened carefully .They listened again. So very
slowly and carefully they approached the sound .Suddenly a voice called out. 'Good
morning, gentlemen. Where are you going? Oh, nowhere; we're just looking for
something, ''replied the voice .The six blind men requested the voice to teach
them something new and interesting. By the by they knew that the teacher had an
elephant .They wanted to know what elephant was. They touched the different
limbs of elephant .The first blind man touched the elephant's side. It was
like a wall and rough .The second blind man touched the elephant's tusk. It was
smooth, long and like spear. The third blind man touched the elephant's trunk. It
was moving and soft .It was more like a snake. The fourth blind man touched the
elephant's leg. It was thick, large and like a tree. The fifth blind man
touched the elephant's ear .It was thin, large and like a fan .The sixth blind
men touched the elephant's tail. It was moving, but not like a snake. It was
swinging like a rope. The six blind men argued because they could not agree with
each other. The teacher laughed and said that they were all right. He further
said that his elephant had no end as the sky has no end.
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