Sampul The Bundle of Sticks

A certain man had several Sons who were always quarrelling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live together in harmony. So he determined to convince them of their folly by the following means. Bidding them fetch a bundle of sticks, he invited each in turn to break it across his knee. All tried and all failed: and then he undid the bundle, and handed them the sticks one by one, when they had no difficulty at all in breaking them.

Seorang pria memiliki beberapa putra yang selalu bertengkar satu sama lain, dan meskipun ia sudah berusaha sekuat tenaga, ia tidak bisa membuat mereka hidup rukun. Maka ia memutuskan untuk meyakinkan mereka akan kebodohan mereka dengan cara berikut. Ia menyuruh mereka mengambil seikat ranting, dan meminta mereka bergiliran mematahkannya di atas lutut. Semua mencoba dan semua gagal: kemudian ia melepas ikatan itu, dan memberikan ranting-ranting itu satu per satu kepada mereka, saat itu mereka tidak kesulitan sama sekali untuk mematahkannya.

"There, my boys," said he, "united you will be more than a match for your enemies: but if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you."

"Nah, anak-anakku," katanya, "bersatu kalian akan lebih dari sanggup melawan musuh-musuh kalian: tetapi jika kalian bertengkar dan berpisah, kelemahan kalian akan membuat kalian berada di bawah kendali mereka yang menyerang kalian."

Union is strength.

Bersatu kita teguh.

🧠 Cek pemahamanmu

  1. What problem does the father have with his sons?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: They are always quarrelling with one another

    The sons quarrel constantly, and no matter what he tries the father cannot get them to live in harmony.

  2. What happens when each son tries to break the whole bundle of sticks?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: They all fail

    The father invites each son in turn to break the bundle across his knee, and all of them fail.

  3. What happens when the father hands them the sticks one by one?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: They have no difficulty breaking them

    Once the bundle is undone, each single stick breaks easily, unlike the bundle as a whole.

  4. What lesson does the father want his sons to learn?

    Lihat jawaban

    Jawaban: United they are strong, but divided they are easily defeated

    The father tells them that united they can match their enemies, but if they quarrel and separate their weakness leaves them at others' mercy.

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