18. Story: Look Before You Leap, A Fox And A Goat, (9th/1st Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad

 

Moral Story No: 18

Look Before You Leap

A Fox And A Goat

"Look Before You Leap" is a well-known proverb. Our decisions, taken in haste and without thinking often result in severe loss. Thus, the best suitable behaviour is to be very wise and vigilant while taking any decision even in our daily routine matters. Here is a story to understand the above statement. As, it is wisely said,

"Take time for all things:

great haste makes great waste."

Once, a fox by an unlucky chance fell into a well. He tried hard to climb up the wall of the well but of no avail. The wall of the well was too high to be jumped over. He felt to be utterly in trouble. After sometime, a goat happened to pass by the well. He was also wandering about in search of water to quench his thirst.

He peeped into the well. To his surprise, she found the fox splashing there. The fox also looked up and saw a goat peeping down. Then, flashed a trick through his clever brain. He decided to take full advantage of the opportunity.

He pretended to be cheerful. The goat asked him what he was doing there. He said that he daily came there to enjoy the sweet water of the well. He invited the goat to jump down to taste for sweetness and enjoy the coolness of water. The goat was too rash and foolish to think about,

"Look twice before you leap."

She immediately jumped down into the well. The fox was waiting just for that moment. He at once jumped onto the back of the goat and leaped out of the well. Then, the goat realized her folly. But it was too late,

“Better to be wise by the misfortunes

of others than by your own.”

She requested the fox to help her. The fox laughed and advised her to go on shouting loudly. But her crying was useless. The goat was left there to pine and languish at her foolishness. As, some-one has wisely said,

“It is no use crying over spilt milk.”

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