North Wind and the Sun
From: | Nikhil Sinha <nsinha_in@...> |
Date: | Sunday, August 10, 2003, 5:32 |
Original English text taken from Jan's site.
La Uttara Pavano aur la Surjo
La Uttara Pavano aur la Surjo jegarigas kas asis la majbutopa, kab un journo
ais lapetis me un garma koto. Sij samjotis vi la ek kaun eka sapalis me
banaagas la journo loas sia kaparao banda avasya asu manu majbutopa se la
anyao. Tab la Uttara Pavano pukis karaa jaise si kyi, lekin la jyada si
pukis la jyada pase karis la journo mortias sia kaparo cartarapa si; aur par
anto la Uttara Pavano deas upar sia kosiso. Tab la Surjo brilis baharo
garme, aur turante la journo lois banda sia kaparao. Aur to la Uttara Pavano
majburis tak manlias vi la Surjo asis la majbutopa de la dvi.
The North Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a
traveller came along wrapped in a warm coat. They agreed that the one who
first succeeded in making the traveller take his cloak off should be
considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he
could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveller fold his
cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the
Sun shone out warmly, and immediately the traveller took off his cloak. And
so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of
the two.